Effect of temperature on noviflumuron performance against the Eastern subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 335-348

  Spomer, Neil A ^a   Kamble, Shripat T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Noviflumuron; Reticulitermes flavipes; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 25444502129     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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