Alternative control strategies for termites

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-307

  Lewis, Vernard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative termite control; Chemical termite control; Drywood termite; Isoptera; Kalotermitidae; Nonchemical termite control; Rhinotermitidae; Subterranean termite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000172025     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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