Management of a mound-building Ant, Lasius neoniger Emery, on golf putting greens and tees using delayed-action baits or fipronil

Crop Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 511-517

  López, Rolando ^a   Held, David W ^a   Potter, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL; FIPRONIL; HYDRAMETHYLNON; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; PHENYLPYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; CAMPONOTUS; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; LASIUS NEONIGER;

EID: 0343447676     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2000.402511x     Document Type: Article

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