Winter survival of Solenopsis invicta and the Solenopsis hybrid (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Georgia

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-101

  Diffie, Stan ^a   Bass, Max H ^a   Bondari, Kaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Hymenoptera; Overwinter survival; Solenopsis hybrid; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002556199     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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