Comparative assessment of the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematode species at reducing western corn rootworm larvae and root damage in maize

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 337-348

  Toepfer, S ^a   Peters, A ^b   Ehlers, R U ^c   Kuhlmann, U ^a  

^a CABI   (Switzerland)

^b E nema GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Heterorhabditis megidis; Steinernema feltiae; Western corn rootworm

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP DAMAGE; CROP YIELD; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LARVA; MAIZE; NEMATODE; SOWING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; NEMATODA; RHABDITIDA; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42649138224     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01274.x     Document Type: Article

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