Hunger in red imported fire ants and their behavioral response to two liquid bait products

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2153-2159

  O'Brien, Kathryn S ^a   Hooper Bùi, Linda M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Boric acid; Crop load; Solenopsis invicta; Starvation; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 30744438868     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-98.6.2153     Document Type: Article

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