Range expansion of the fire ant decapitating fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis, eight to nine years after releases in North Florida

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 536-538

  Pereira, Roberto M ^a   Porter, Sanford D ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RANGE EXPANSION; RESIDENT POPULATION; SPRING (SEASON);

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DIPTERA; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON TRICUSPIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA;

EID: 33847174659     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[536:REOTFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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