Aggressive interactions between Solenopsis invicta and Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) under laboratory conditions

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 148-154

  Kabashima, J N ^a   Greenberg, L ^b   Rust, M K ^b   Paine, T D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Interspecific aggression; Linepithema humile; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIPROXYFEN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; INSECTICIDES; PYRIDINES;

FORMICIDAE; GLYCINE MAX; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33947258856     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[148:AIBSIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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