Lethality of Three Phasmarhabditis spp. (P. hermaphrodita, P. californica, and P. papillosa) to Succinea Snails
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Arena Design
2.2. Preparation of Nematode Inocula
2.3. Experimental Setup
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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S. california Groose and Fisher, 1878 | Monterey, San Diego | [19] |
S. luteola Gould 1846 * | Solano | [19] |
S. rusticana Gould 1846 | Sonoma, San Francisco, San Benito, Kern, San Luis Obispo | [19] |
Succinea spp. | Orange, Sacramento, San Diego, Riverside, San Francisco, Solano, Los Angeles | Mc Donnell and Wilen, unpublished data (UCANR) ** |
Succinea spp. | Humboldt, Stanislaus, Tulare, San Bernardino, San Diego | [20] |
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Schurkman, J.; Tandingan De Ley, I.; Dillman, A.R. Lethality of Three Phasmarhabditis spp. (P. hermaphrodita, P. californica, and P. papillosa) to Succinea Snails. Agriculture 2022, 12, 837. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12060837
Schurkman J, Tandingan De Ley I, Dillman AR. Lethality of Three Phasmarhabditis spp. (P. hermaphrodita, P. californica, and P. papillosa) to Succinea Snails. Agriculture. 2022; 12(6):837. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12060837
Chicago/Turabian StyleSchurkman, Jacob, Irma Tandingan De Ley, and Adler R. Dillman. 2022. "Lethality of Three Phasmarhabditis spp. (P. hermaphrodita, P. californica, and P. papillosa) to Succinea Snails" Agriculture 12, no. 6: 837. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12060837