Colony characteristics and seasonal activity of the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, Louisiana

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 268-279

  Messenger, Matthew T ^a,b   Su, Nan Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Mark recapture; Reticulitermes flavipes

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 20544452167     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-40.3.268     Document Type: Article

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