Economically Important Termites (Isoptera) of the Philippines and Their Control

Sociobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-168

  Acda, Menandro N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Coptotermes vastator; Cryptotermes cynocephalus; Cryptotermes dudleyi; Macrotermes gilvus; Microcerotermes losbanosensis; Nasutitermes luzonicus; Termite control

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES; CRYPTOTERMES; CRYPTOTERMES CYNOCEPHALUS; ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMES GILVUS; MICROCEROTERMES; NASUTITERMES; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0842323944     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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