Nesting sites of the carpenter ant, Camponotus vicinus (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in northern Idaho

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1037-1042

  Chen, Yi ^a   Hansen, Laurel D ^b   Brown, John J ^c  

^a Alderson Broaddus College   (United States)

^b MS 3180 ^*  (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camponotus vicinus; Habitat; Moisture; Nest aggregation; Nesting site; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANT; MOISTURE; NEST SITE; SITE SELECTION; TEMPERATURE;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

CAMPONOTUS VICINUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036963232     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-31.6.1037     Document Type: Article

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