Effect of Aromatic Cedar Mulch on Argentine Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Foraging Activity and Nest Establishment

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 850-855

  Meissner, Heike E ^a   Silverman, Jules ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic cedar mulch; Cultural control; Field study; Linepithema humile; Nesting sites

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARGENTINA (FISH); CEDRUS; CUPRESSUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LINEPITHEMA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; MALUS X DOMESTICA; QUERCUS;

EID: 0242490673     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.3.850     Document Type: Article

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