Parasites and Pathogens of Insects, Volume 2
Subtitle: Pathogens (Parasites & Pathogens of Insects)
Contributors: Nancy E. Beckage (Editor); Stephen A. Thompson (Editor); B. A. Federici (Editor)
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: July 29, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780120844425
Subjects: Insects (entomology); Nature/Ecology; Insects & Spiders; Parasitology; Animal Parasitology; Entomology; Nature; Medical / Nursing; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Life Sciences - Zoology - Entomology; Science / Entomology; Pathogens; Parasites; Host-parasite relationships; Insects
First sentence: Nematodes of the genera Steinernema and Heterorhabditis and their mutualistically associated bacteria, Xenorhabdus spp., are used for the control of several soil-dwelling insect pests.