Control of the big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in pineapple cultivation using amdro in bait stations

Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Taniguchi, Glenn ^a   Thompson, Tommy ^a   Sipes, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Amdro; Bait station; Big headed ant; Mealybug; Pheidole megacephala; Pineapple

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACEPHALA; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA;

EID: 13944265658     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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