Scavenging or infection? Possible host choosing by entomopathogenic nematodes

Nematology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-259

  San Blas, Ernesto ^a   Gowen, Simon R ^a   Pembroke, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Galleria mellonella; Heterorhabditis megidis; Interspecific competition; Steinernema affine; Steinernema feltiae

Indexed keywords

ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVA; NEMATODE; POPULATION TYPE; SCAVENGING (FEEDING);

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA AFFINE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

EID: 38549128114     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: 15685411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854108783476359     Document Type: Article

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