Phorid flies in Alabama: A tale of two species

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-171

  Graham, L C ^a   Porter, Sanford D ^a,b   Bertagnolli, Vicky E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Hybrid fire ant; Imported fire ant; Parasitoid; Phorid fly; Pseudacteon curvatus; Pseudacteon tricuspis; Solenopsis invicta; Solenopsis richteri

Indexed keywords

BORGMEIER; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON CURVATUS; PSEUDACTEON TRICUSPIS; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI;

EID: 27744479735     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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