First report of a mermithid nematode infecting Piezodorus guildinii and Acrosternum hilare (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in the United States

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 214-217

  Kamminga, Katherine L ^a   Davis, Jeffrey A ^b   Stock, S Patricia ^c   Richter, Arthur R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; NEMATODE; NEW RECORD; PARASITE INFESTATION; PHOTOGRAPH; SOYBEAN;

UNITED STATES;

ACROSTERNUM HILARE; AGROTIS; GLYCINE MAX; HEMIPTERA; HEXAMERMIS; MERMITHIDA; MERMITHOIDEA; PENTATOMIDAE; PIEZODORUS GUILDINII;

EID: 84860602309     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.095.0137     Document Type: Article

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