Evaluation of bait-toxicant transfer among conspecific laboratory populations of Reticulitermes spp. from California (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 375-383

  Lewis, Vernard R ^a   Power, Ariel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bait toxicant transfer; Lufenuron; Mortality; Noviflumuron; Reticulitermes; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33748860450     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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