Abstract
The parasitic nematode {IHeterorhabditis bacteriophora} and the fungal pathogens {IMetarhizium anisopliae} and {IBeauveria bassiana} were used in a trial for the control of larvae of {IOtiorhynchus sulcatus} in nursery Rhododendron stock in New Zealand in 1988. Larvae of the pest were added to planter bags containing Rhododendron plants and the control organisms were added 2 weeks later. After 5 weeks, {IH. bacteriophora, M. anisopliae} and {IB. bassiana} had achieved 93, 32 and 39% control, resp
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Barratt, B. I. P., Ferguson, C. M., & Jackson, T. A. (1989). Control of black vine weevil ( Otiorhynchus sulcatus (F.)) larvae with parasitic nematodes and fungal pathogens. Proceedings of the New Zealand Weed and Pest Control Conference, 42, 259–261. https://doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.1989.42.10966
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