Excretion of phosphoric acid by red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1009-1012

  Chen, Jian ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Excretion; Larval anal liquid; Phosphoric acid; Worker fecal droplet

Indexed keywords

ANT;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 26444546861     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/34.5.1009     Document Type: Article

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