Invasion and range expansion of imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in North America from 1918-1995

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 240-248

  Callcott, Anne Marie A ^a   Collins, Homer L ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

distribution; lmported fire ant; Solenopsis invicta; Solenopsis richteri

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI;

EID: 0029910717     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495821     Document Type: Article

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