Comparison of the effectiveness of a label-rate broadcast treatment with Advion™, a label-rate broadcast treatment with Amdro®, and a pre-baiting broadcast treatment with Advion™ at controlling Solenopsis Invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 479-491

  Furman, Barry D ^a   Gold, Roger E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advion ; Ant bait; Broadcast treatment; Fire ant control; Indoxacarb; Pre baiting; Red imported fire ant; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 33748880982     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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