Fipronil: An ultra-low-dose bait toxicant for control of red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 407-415

  Collins, H L ^a   Callcott, A M A ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fipronil; Imported fire ants; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0031764726     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495930     Document Type: Article

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