Mortality of eastern subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) exposed to four soils treated with termiticides

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 678-681

  Forschler, Brian T ^a   Townsend, Monica L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bioavailability; Reticulitermes flavipes; soil; survivorship; termiticide

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0030481158     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.3.678     Document Type: Article

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