Attractiveness of citrus pulp and orange albedo extracts to Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 391-399

  Verza, Sandra S ^a   Forti, Luiz C ^a   Matos, Carlos A O ^a   Garcia, Marise G ^a   Nagamoto, Nilson S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Albedo; Atta sexdens rubropilosa; Attractiveness; Citrus pulp; Leaf cutting ants

Indexed keywords

ATTA; ATTA SEXDENS RUBROPILOSA; CITRUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33645762742     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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