Effect of Host Size on Susceptibility of Melanotus communis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Wireworms to Entomopathogens
Wireworms, the soil-borne larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), are important crop pests throughout the world. In the eastern U.S., Melanotus communis larvae attack grain, root/ tuber, and vegetable crops. Our objectives were to characterize the pathogenicity and virulence of fungal and...
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| Language: | English |
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2022-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Nematology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2022-0033 |