Susceptibility of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) larvae and pupae to entomopathogenic nematodes

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Ellis, J D ^g   Spiewok, S ^a   Delaplane, K S ^b   Buchholz, S ^a   Neumann, P ^c,d,e   Tedders, W L ^f  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Swiss Bee Research Centre   (Switzerland)

^d RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Southeastern Insectaries Inc   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Apis mellifera; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditis spp.; Steinernema spp.

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; INSECT; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; LARVA; NEMATODA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PUPA;

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS INDICA; NEMATODA; NITIDULIDAE; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA RIOBRAVE;

EID: 76649134115     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC08384     Document Type: Article

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