Field Studies of Exterior-only Applications with Fipronil for the Post-construction Control of Interior Populations of Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 221-229

  Waite, Troy D ^b   Gold, Roger E ^b   Howell Jr , Harry N ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0842345578     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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