Analysis of biological parameters of Boophilus microplus canestrini, 1887 exposed to entomopathogenic nematodes steinernema carpocapsae santa rosa and all strains (Steinernema: Rhabditida)

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 911-919

  Freitas Ribeiro, Gláucia Marques ^a   Furlong, John ^b   Vasconcelos, Viviane Oliveira ^a   Dolinski, Cláudia ^c   Loures Ribeiro, Alan ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

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

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Boophilus microplus; Cattle tick; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Reproduction; Steinernema carpocapsae

Indexed keywords

BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS; IXODIDA; NEMATODA; RHABDITIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE;

EID: 62949248783     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 16784324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132005000800007     Document Type: Article

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