Acceptance and intake of gel and liquid sucrose compositions by the argentine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 511-515

  Silverman, Jules ^a   Roulston, T'Ai H ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Argentine ant; Bait; Gel; Linepithema humile; Liquid

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEL; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ARGENTINA; CARBOHYDRATES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GELS; INSECT CONTROL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035318616     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.2.511     Document Type: Article

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