Aerial baiting to control leaf-cutting ants (Formicidae, Attini) in Trinidad. III. Economic implications

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1973, Pages 289-303

  Lewis, T ^a   Norton, G A ^b  

^a Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control ^*  (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1542425640     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300039079     Document Type: Article

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