Control of the leaf-cutting ants Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich.) and Atta cephalotes (L.) (Formicidae, Attini) with a bait of citrus meal and fipronil

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-117

  White, G L ^a  

^a Caroni Limited Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Acromyrmex; Atta; Attini; Leaf cutting Ants; Myrmicinae

Indexed keywords

BAIT; CITRUS MEAL; FIPRONIL; LEAF-CUTTING ANTS; PEST CONTROL;

ACROMYRMEX OCTOSPINOSUS; ATTA CEPHALOTES; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031662629     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096708798228419     Document Type: Article

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