Persistence and efficacy of termiticides used in preconstruction treatments to soil in Mississippi

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 469-475

  Mulrooney, J E ^a   Davis, M K ^b   Wagner, T L ^a   Ingram, R L ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Residue; Termiticide; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33750385135     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.2.469     Document Type: Article

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