Monitoring red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) foraging behavior and impact on foliage-dwelling arthropods on soybean produced under three ant suppression regimes

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 374-384

  Seagraves, Michael P ^a,b   McPherson, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorpyriphos; Glycine max; Hydramethylnon; Red imported fire ant; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FORMICIDAE; GLYCINE MAX; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HYMENOPTERA; HYPENA SCABRA; PSEUDOPLUSIA INCLUDENS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 33750220962     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-41.4.374     Document Type: Article

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