Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Heterorhabditidae: Rhabditida), parasitic in natural populations of white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Belgium

Russian Journal of Nematology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-59

  Ansari, M A ^a   Phan Ke, L ^a   Moens, M ^a,b  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; RHABDITIDA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 4243194605     PISSN: 08696918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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