Electrical stimulation of Solenopsis invicta to enhance phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis, detection

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 165-168

  Barr, Charles L ^a   Calixto, Alejandro A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORGMEIER; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON TRICUSPIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 33847095913     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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