Intercontinental Differences in the Abundance of Solenopsis Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Escape from Natural Enemies?

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 373-384

  Porter, Sanford D ^a   Williams, David F ^a   Patterson, Richard S ^a   Fowler, Harold G ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; Exotic species; Invasions; Mound size; Polygyny; Populations

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA;

EID: 0000740060     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.2.373     Document Type: Article

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