Field studies of the parasitic ant Solenopsis daguerrei (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on fire ants in Argentina

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 88-95

  Calcaterra, L A ^a   Briano, J A ^a   Williams, D F ^b  

^a USDA ARS South American Biological Control Laboratory   (Argentina)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Colony composition; Fire ants; Parasitic ants; Solenopsis daguerrei; Solenopsis richteri

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FIRE ANT; PARASITE; UNITED STATES;

ANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PARASITE;

ARGENTINA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS DAGUERREI; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI;

EID: 0032906132     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.1.88     Document Type: Article

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