A comparison of three types of insect traps for collecting non-formicidae hymenopera on the Island of Dominica

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-68

  Wells, William ^a   Decker, Thomas ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPRIIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 33750474464     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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