Susceptibility of softwood blocks to damage by subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae, Mastotermitidae)

Material und Organismen

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages

  Peters, Brenton C ^a   Fitzgerald, Christopher J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coptotermes; Field bioassays; Mastotermes; Softwood susceptibility; Termites

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542635117     PISSN: 00255270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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