Survivorship, tunneling and feeding behaviors of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in response to 2′-acetonaphthone-treated sand

Pest Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 746-754

  Ibrahim, Sanaa A ^a,b   Henderson, Gregg ^b   Fei, Huixin ^b   Laine, Roger A ^c  

^a Minia University   (Egypt)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 acetonaphthone; Coptotermes formosanus; Feeding; Formosan subterranean termite; Molting disruption; Survivorship; Tunneling

Indexed keywords

2' ACETONAPHTHONE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL CONTROL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOLT; PEST CONTROL; SAND; SURVIVORSHIP; TUNNELING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; ISOPTERA; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; SAND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISOPTERA; NAPHTHALENES; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS;

ARACHNIDA; COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 3442878962     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.852     Document Type: Article

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