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Nematodes as biocontrol agents /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: C.A.B. International
Other Authors: Grewal, Parwinder S., Ehlers, Ralf-Udo, Shapiro-Ilan, David I.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., [2005]
Subjects:
Nematodes as biological pest control agents.
Electronic books.
Nematoda.
Pest Control, Biological.
Ebooks.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Morphology and systematics of nematodes used in biocontrol
  • Biology and behaviour
  • Mass production
  • Formulation and quality
  • Application technology
  • Forum on safety and regulation
  • Lawn, turfgrass and pasture applications
  • Glasshouse applications
  • Nursery and tree applications
  • Mushroom applications
  • Orchard applications
  • Soft fruit applications
  • Vegetable and tuber crop applications
  • Cereal, fibre, oilseed and medicinal crop applications
  • Forestry applications
  • Applications for the control of pests of humans and animals
  • Applications for social insect control
  • A systems approach to conservation of nematodes
  • Interactions with plant-parasitic nematodes
  • Compatibility and interactions with agrochemicals and other biocontrol agents
  • Application of beddingia siricidicola for sirex woodwasp control
  • The entomphilic thripinema
  • Mermithid nematodes
  • Biology, production and formulation of slug-parasitic nematodes
  • Application of slug-parasitic nematodes
  • Potential of predatory nematodes to control plant-parasitic nematodes
  • Potential of fungal-feeding nematodes for the control of soil-borne plant pathogens
  • Critical issues and research needs for expanding the use of nematodes in biocontrol.