Red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) worker head widths as an indicator of social form in Louisiana

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-27

  Colby, Dee ^a   Inmon, Lacy ^a   Foil, Lane ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Monogyne; Polygyne; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 33847230950     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-42.1.20     Document Type: Article

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