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The role of parasitic nematodes and hymenopterous parasitoids in causing premature death of Oscinella spp. larvae
Author(s) -
MOORE D.,
HUNT D. J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1987.tb03249.x
Subject(s) - biology , parasitism , larva , nematode , biological pest control , hymenoptera , pest analysis , zoology , botany , host (biology) , ecology
SUMMARY There was a range of severity of parasitism of stem‐borer larvae by Hymenoptera and Nematoda and much premature death of the larvae. A nematode, Panagrolaimus rigidus , normally considered to be saprophytic, was implicated in some mortality of stem‐borer larvae.