Retrieval of Granular Bait by the Argentine Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Effect of Clumped Versus Scattered Dispersion Patterns

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 871-874

  Silverman, Jules ^a   Roulston, T'Ai H ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Foraging; Granular bait; Linepithema humile

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 0242574857     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.3.871     Document Type: Article

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