Potential of Steinernema carpocapsae (Weiser) as a biological control agent against potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

The entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema carpocapsae, was evaluated for control of the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella, under laboratory conditions. We evaluated different concentrations of S. carpocapsae for control of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th instar P. operculella. The median lethal concentr...

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Main Authors: Jun-jie YAN, Shovon Chandra SARKAR, Rui-xia MENG, Stuart REITZ, Yu-lin GAO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311919628261
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