Successful removal of German yellowjackets (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) by toxic baiting

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 811-816

  Sackmann, Paula ^a,b,c   Rabinovich, Mauricio ^a,d   Corley, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fipronil; German yellowjacket; Patagonia; Pest control; Toxic baiting; Vespula germanica

Indexed keywords

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; WASP;

ANIMALS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; POPULATION DENSITY; PYRAZOLES; SEASONS; WASPS;

EID: 0035433794     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.4.811     Document Type: Article

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