Storage of osmotically treated entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae

Insect Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 263-269

  Feng, Shi Peng ^a,b   Han, Ri Chou ^a   Qiu, Xue Hong ^a   Cao, Li ^a   Chen, Jing Hua ^a   Wang, Guo Hong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode; Heat tolerance; Osmotic; Steinernema carpocapsae; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950339251     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2006.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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