Effects of aromatic cedar mulch on the Argentine ant and the odorous house ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1526-1531

  Meissner, Heike E ^a   Silverman, Jules ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic cedar mulch; Cultural control; Landscaping; Linepithema humile; Tapinoma sessile

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; INSECT CONTROL; JUNIPERUS; METHODOLOGY; PLANT;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ARGENTINA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT REPELLENTS; JUNIPERUS; PLANT COMPONENTS;

EID: 0035754731     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.6.1526     Document Type: Article

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