Field Comparison of Sand or Insecticide Barriers for Control of Reticulitermes spp. (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Infestations in Homes in Northern California

Sociobiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 327-335

  Lewis, Vernard R ^a   Haverty, Michael I ^b   Carver, Douglas S ^c   Fouche, Calvin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Live Oak Structural Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

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EID: 0030327001     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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