Effects of Exposure Duration on Transfer of Nonrepellent Termiticides Among Workers of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 456-460

  Shelton, Thomas G ^a,b   Grace, J Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Exposure duration; Nonrepellent termiticides

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0242663271     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-96.2.456     Document Type: Article

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