Damage to dry crop seed by red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 218-222

  Morrison Jr , John E ^c   Williams, David F ^a,c   Oi, David H ^b,c   Potter, Kenneth N ^c  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Insecticide; Seed germination; Seed treatments; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031404696     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.1.218     Document Type: Article

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