Fitness of heat and desiccation tolerant hybrid strains of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Rhabditidomorpha: Heterorhabditidae)

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-287

  Mukuka, John ^a,b   Strauch, Olaf ^a   Hoppe, Christopher ^a   Ehlers, Ralf Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Zambia Agricultural Research Institute   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Galleria mellonella; Genetic selection; Host penetration; Hybridisation; Mortality; Photorhabdus luminescens; Reproductive potential; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DESICCATION; HYBRIDIZATION; INSECTICIDE; NEMATODE; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; VIRULENCE;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS;

EID: 77954621472     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-010-0296-3     Document Type: Article

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