Formulating farnesol and other ant-repellent semiochemicals for exclusion of argentine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from citrus trees

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 114-119

  Shorey, Harry H ^a,b   Gaston, Lyle K ^a,c   Gerber, Roland G ^a,b   Sisk, Curtis B ^a,b   Phillips, Phil A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Farnesol; Formica aerata; Nerolidol; Semiochemicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030499538     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.1.114     Document Type: Article

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