Evaluation of control measures for black carpenter ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1493-1497

  Tripp, Jason M ^a   Suiter, Daniel R ^a,b   Bennett, Gary W ^a   Klotz, John H ^a,c   Reid, Byron L ^a,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bait; Black carpenter ant; Camponotus pennsylvanicus; Control; Residual spray

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDE; CHLORPYRIFOS; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; TEMPO;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; CHLORPYRIFOS; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; EVALUATION STUDIES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES;

EID: 0034296663     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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