Abundance, diversity, and activity of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in oak-domainated mixed appalachian forests treated with microbial pesticides

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 579-586

  Wang, Changlu ^a,b   Strazanac, John ^b   Butler, Linda ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Forest; Microbial pesticides; Nontarget effect

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOPESTICIDE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; NONTARGET ORGANISM;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033862265     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-29.3.579     Document Type: Article

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