Penetration of the eastern subterranean termite into soil treated at various thicknesses and concentrations of dursban TC and premise 75

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 486-491

  Gahlhoff Jr , J E ^a   Koehler, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorpyrifos; Imidacloprid; Nonrepellent termiticides; Reticulitermes flavipes

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; METHODOLOGY; SOIL;

ANIMALS; CHLORPYRIFOS; IMIDAZOLES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; SOIL;

EID: 0035319751     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.2.486     Document Type: Article

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