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Biocontrol Science and Technology Volume 3, 1993 - Issue 4
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Original research

Mass cultivation and storage of the rhabditid nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, a biocontrol agent for slugs

M. J. Wilson Department of Agricultural Sciences, AFRC Institute of Arable Crops Research, Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS18 9AF, UK
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D. M. Glen Department of Agricultural Sciences, AFRC Institute of Arable Crops Research, Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS18 9AF, UK
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S. K. George Department of Agricultural Sciences, AFRC Institute of Arable Crops Research, Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS18 9AF, UK
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R. C. Butler Department of Agricultural Sciences, AFRC Institute of Arable Crops Research, Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS18 9AF, UK
Pages 513-521 | Published online: 17 Sep 2008

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