Repellency of Formosan subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to dead termites and attraction to 2-phenoxyethanol with and without nonrepellent insecticides

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 159-172

  Fei, Huixin ^a   Henderson, Gregg ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetamiprid; Attractant; Behavioral modifiers; Coptotermes formosanus; Fipronil; Imidacloprid; Repellent; Termiticides

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33845932131     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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