Group foraging and trail following behavior of the red-headed pine sawfly Neodiprion lecontei (Fitch) (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Diprionidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 480-489

  Costa, James T ^a   Louque, Robert W ^a,b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Diprionidae; Group foraging; Insect sociality; Neodiprion; Sawfly; Symphyta; Trail following

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010340805     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0480:GFATFB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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