Control of the colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata [Say]) on potato under field conditions: A comparison of the efficacy of foliar application of two strains of steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) and spraying with thiametoxam;Bekämpfung des Kartoffelkäfers (Leptinotarsa decemlineata [Say]) an Kartoffeln im Feld: Ein Vergleich der Wirksamkeit von Blattbehandlungen mit zwei Stämmen von Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) mit Thiametoxam

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 129-135

  Laznik, Ž ^a   Toth T ^b   Lakatos, T ^b   Vidrih, M ^a   Trdan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Research and Extension Centre for Fruitgrowing   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Field experiment; Insecticide; Population dynamics; Yield

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LARVA; NEMATODE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POTATO; YIELD RESPONSE;

LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; NEMATODA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

EID: 77953638620     PISSN: 18613829     EISSN: 18613837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03356348     Document Type: Article

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