Argentine ant (hymenoptera: formicidae) trail pheromone enhances consumption of liquid sucrose solution

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 119-122

  Greenberg, Les ^a   Klotz, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Bait; Linepithema humile; Trail pheromone

Indexed keywords

INSECT ATTRACTANTS; PHEROMONE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; EATING; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; EATING; PHEROMONES; SOLUTIONS; SUCROSE;

EID: 0001077064     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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