Influence of Insecticide Treatments on Ant-Hemiptera Associations in Tropical Plantations

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-258

  Kenne, M ^a   Djieto Lordon C ^b   Orivel, J ^c   Mony, R ^a   Fabre, A ^c   Dejean, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; Biological control; Hemiptera; Insecticides; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COCCIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; STICTOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 0242494945     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.2.251     Document Type: Article

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