Sustainable control of black vine weevil larvae, Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in strawberry

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 635-640

  Susurluk, Alper ^a,b   Ehlers, Ralf Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dipping method; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Mortality; Otiorhynchus sulcatus; Persistence; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; HERB; LARVA; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; SEDIMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; OTIORHYNCHUS SULCATUS;

EID: 46749105923     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150802090026     Document Type: Article

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