The role of ants, especially the fire ant, Solenopsis geminata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the biological control of tropical upland rice pests

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 431-437

  Way, M J ^a   Javier, G ^b   Heong, K L ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PEST CONTROL; PREDATOR; RICE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ORYZA SATIVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS;

PHILIPPINES;

ARCHAEORRHYNCHA; BOTHRIOMYRMEX; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; NILAPARVATA LUGENS; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; TAPINOMA; TAPINOMA INDICUM;

EID: 0036792994     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2002185     Document Type: Article

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