First report of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Poinar, 1975) (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae) isolated from the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver, 1790) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Turkey

EPPO Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-193

  Atakan, E ^a   Elekciolu I H ^a   Gozel U ^b   Gunes C ^b   Yuksel O ^c  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Adana Buyuksehir Belediyesi Park ve Baheler Mudurluu   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; NEMATODA; PHOENIX CANARIENSIS; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS; WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA;

EID: 67749088493     PISSN: 02508052     EISSN: 13652338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2338.2009.02288.x     Document Type: Article

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