Population spread of the introduced red imported fire ant parasitoid, Pseudacteon tricuspis Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), in Louisiana

Biological Control

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-104

  Henne, D C ^a   Johnson, S J ^a   Cronin, J T ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Long distance dispersal; Range expansion; Spatial spread; Stratified dispersal

Indexed keywords

BORGMEIER; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON TRICUSPIS; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 34249710304     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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