Social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) trapped with acetic acid and isobutanol

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 609-614

  Landolt, P J ^a   Reed, H C ^b   Aldrich, J R ^a   Antonelli, A L ^c   Dickey, C ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Attractants; Isobutanol; Lures; Traps; Vespidae; Wasps

Indexed keywords

DOLICHOVESPULA MACULATA; HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES ANNULARIS; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTES FUSCATUS; POLISTES PERPLEXUS; VESPA CRABRO; VESPIDAE; VESPULA GERMANICA; VESPULA MACULIFRONS; VESPULA PENSYLVANICA; VESPULA SQUAMOSA;

EID: 0033370006     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3496477     Document Type: Article

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