Efficacy of native entomopathogenic nematodes from Turkey against the alder leaf beetle, Agelastica alni L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), under laboratory conditions

Abstract The alder leaf beetle, Agelastica alni L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is one of the most defoliator pests of oak and alder trees. In the present study, the efficacies of three native strains of entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (ZET35), Steinernema feltiae (ZET31),...

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Main Authors: Zeynep Bayramoglu, Ismail Demir, Cihan Inan, Zihni Demirbag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-02-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-017-0021-0