Mortality and foraging rates of Argentine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) colonies exposed to potted plants treated with fipronil

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-48

  Costa, Heather S ^a   Rust, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Bioassay; Fipronil; Formicidae; Hymenoptera; Nursery

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002444913     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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