Temperature effect on kinetics of uptake, transfer, and clearance of [ 14C] noviflumuron in eastern subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 134-140

  Spomer, Neil A ^a   Kamble, Shripat T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Noviflumuron; Reticulitermes flavipes; Sentricon termite colony elimination system; Termite bait

Indexed keywords

BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; NOVIFLUMURON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FECES; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BENZAMIDES; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; FECES; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33750367961     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2006)099[0134:TEOKOU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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