Effects of sublethal concentrations of ivermectin on behaviors of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 687-696

  Mo, Jianchu ^a   Wang, Zhengyan ^a   Song, Xiaogang ^b   Guo, Jianqiang ^c   Cao, Xiaoxiao ^a   Cheng, JiA'An ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Institute of Termite Control   (China)

^c Deqing Institute of Termite Control   (China)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Coptotermes formosanus; Ivermectin; Sublethal concentration

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVICEPS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33744507350     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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