Ant Traffic on Different Tree Species in Connecticut

The Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 569-575

  Weseloh, Ronald M ^a  

^a Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMICA NEOGAGATES; FORMICA SUBSERICEA; CARYA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE; QUERCUS;

ANT; GYPSY MOTH; HONEYDEW; NECTAR;

USA, CONNECTICUT;

EID: 0028982060     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent127569-4     Document Type: Article

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