Efficacy of Heterorhabditis baujardi LPP7 (Nematoda: Rhabditida) applied in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) insect cadavers to Conotrachelus psidii, (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Valle, Eleodoro E Del ^a   Dolinski, Claudia ^a   Barreto, Eduardo L S ^a   Souza, Ricardo M ^a   Samuels, Richard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode; Galleria mellonella cadavers; Guava weevil

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; FRUIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORTALITY; MOTH; NEMATODE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; CONOTRACHELUS; CURCULIONIDAE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS BAUJARDI; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; PSIDIUM; PYRALIDAE; RHABDITIDA;

EID: 38849166075     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150701721713     Document Type: Article

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