Area-wide management of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Northeast Spain

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-112

  Rey, Sònia ^a   Espadaler, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Hymenoptera; Invasive ant; Lasius neglectus; Pest species; Supercolony; Tramp species; Tree

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS NEGLECTUS; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 26244441712     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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