Temperature effect on survival and cellulose consumption of noviflumuron- or hexaflumuron-fed Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 185-193

  Van Den Meiracker, Kristen G ^a   Zungoli, Patricia A ^b   Benson, Eric P ^b   Bridges Jr , William C ^b  

^a North Greenville College   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bait; Control; Molting; Reticulitermes flavipes; Termites

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 13944277172     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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