Toxicity, uptake, and transfer efficiency of fipronil in Western subterranean termite (isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 495-508

  Saran, Raj K ^a   Rust, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed toxicity; Nonrepellency; Reticulitermes hesperus; Termite movement

Indexed keywords

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; PYRAZOLES; TOXICITY TESTS;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES HESPERUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 34248592218     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[495:TUATEO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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