The susceptibility of immature stages of Bemisia tabaci to infection by the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae

Russian Journal of Nematology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-156

  Cuthbertson, Andrew G S ^a   Mathers, James J ^a   Northing, Phil ^a   Luo, Weiqi ^a   Walters, Keith F A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEMISIA TABACI; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE;

EID: 38949086149     PISSN: 08696918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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