Liquid Boric Acid Bait for Control of Structural Infestations of Pharaoh Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 523-526

  Klotz, John H ^a,b   Vail, Karen M ^a,c   Williams, David F ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant baits; Boric acid; Monomorium pharaonis

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS;

EID: 0011245232     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.2.523     Document Type: Article

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