Hydramethylnon potentiation in Solenopsis invicta by infection with the microsporidium Thelohania solenopsae

Biological Control

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-99

  Valles, Steven M ^a   Pereira, Roberto M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydramethylnon; Insecticide potentiation; Insecticide toxicity; IPM; Microsporidium; Solenopsis invicta; Thelohania solenopsae

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; THELOHANIA; THELOHANIA SOLENOPSAE;

EID: 0037404318     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00184-6     Document Type: Article

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