Source of alate excitant pheromones in the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 541-555

  Alonso, Leeanne E ^a,b   Vander Meer, Robert K ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm; Alates; Excitant pheromones; Mandibular glands; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0030864612     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765376     Document Type: Article

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