A new entomopathogenic nematode species for Turkey, Heterorhabditis megidis Poinar, Jackson & Klein 1987 (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae)

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-391

  Yilmaz, Hüseyin ^a,b,c   Waeyenberge, Lieven ^b   Demir, Ismail ^c   Moens, Maurice ^b,d   Demirbaǧ, Zihni ^c  

^a GIRESUN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^c KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode; Heterorhabditis megidis; ITS; Turkey

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS;

BLACK SEA REGIONS; EASTERN BLACK SEA REGION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; INTENSIVE SURVEY; JACKSON; MORPHOMETRICS; TURKEY;

INSECT CONTROL;

ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; NEMATODE; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

BLACK SEA COAST [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TURKEY;

GALLERIA; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; NEMATODA; RHABDITIDA;

EID: 70350376726     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-0808-26     Document Type: Article

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