Distribution of Thelohania solenopsae (microsporida:Thelohaniidae) infecting red imported fire ant (hymenoptera:Formicidae) in Texas

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-306

  Mitchell, Forrest L ^a   Snowden, Karen ^b   Fuxa, James R ^c   Vinson, S B ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MICROSPORIDIA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; THELOHANIA SOLENOPSAE; THELOHANIIDAE;

EID: 33845963430     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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