Entomopathogen biodiversity increases host mortality

Biological Control

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-283

  Jabbour, Randa ^a,b   Crowder, David W ^a   Aultman, Elizabeth A ^a   Snyder, William E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity ecosystem function; Entomopathogenic fungi; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Galleria mellonella; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; NEMATODA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

EID: 81055156992     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.07.016     Document Type: Article

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