Laboratory evaluation of a boric acid liquid bait on colonies of Tapinoma melanocephalum Argentine ants and Pharaoh ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 673-677

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Linepithema humile; Monomorium pharaonis; Tapinoma melanocerphalum

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS; TAPINOMA; TAPINOMA MELANOCEPHALUM;

EID: 0030482117     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.3.673     Document Type: Article

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