Significance of digging behavior to mortality of red imported fire ant workers, Solenopsis invicta, in fipronil-treated sand

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 476-482

  Chen, J ^a   Allen, M L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digging behavior; Fipronil; Fire ant; Mortality

Indexed keywords

SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 33750423959     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-99.2.476     Document Type: Article

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