The role of parasitic nematodes and hymenopterous parasitoids in causing premature death of Oscinella spp. larvae |
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| Authors: | D MOORE D J HUNT† |
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| Institution: | *The Animal and Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, SL6 5LR;†CAB International Institute of Parasitology, 395A Hatfield Road, St. Albans, UK, AL4 OXQ |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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