The effectiveness of label-rate broadcast treatment with Advion™ at controlling multiple ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 559-570

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

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advion ; Ant bait; Ant control; Dorymyrmex pyramicus; Indoxacarb; Monomorium pharaonis; Pogonomyrmex barbatus; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

DORYMYRMEX PYRAMICUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS; POGONOMYRMEX BARBATUS; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 33748905731     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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