Transfer of fipronil, a nonrepellent termiticide, from exposed workers of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to unexposed workers

Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 563-575

  Tsunoda, Kunio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Fipronil; Grooming; Mixing ratio; Nonrepellent termiticide; Toxicant transfer

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33645759743     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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