Pathogenicity of Steinernema glaseri and S. carpocapsae (Nematoda: Rhabdita) against the lesswer mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae);Patogenicidade de Steinernema glaseri e S. carpocapsae (Nematoda: Rhabdita) contra o cascudinho, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 139-141

  Alves, Luis F A ^a,b   Rohde, Cristhiane ^a,c   Alves, Viviane S ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Pesquisa CNPq

^c CNPq   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal production; Microbial control; Screening of nematodes

Indexed keywords

ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA GLASERI; STEINERNEMATIDAE; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 38349029137     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2005000100022     Document Type: Article

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