Mississippi areawide fire ant suppression program: Unique aspects of working with black and hybrid imported fire ants

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 105-111

  Vogt, James T ^a   Streett, Douglas A ^a   Pereira, Roberto M ^a,b   Callcott, Anne Marie A ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Phorid flies; Solenopsis invicta; Solenopsis richteri; Thelohania

Indexed keywords

BORGMEIER; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON CURVATUS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI; THELOHANIA;

EID: 27744528981     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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