Field evaluation of potential control strategies against the invasive eastern subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Chile

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1391-1399

  Ripa, Renato ^a   Luppichini, Paola ^a   Su, Nan Yao ^b   Rust, Michael K ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Reticulitermes flavipes; Soil barriers; Termite baiting

Indexed keywords

BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CARBANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CIPERMETHRIN; FIPRONIL; FLUOROCARBON; HEXAFLUORON; INSECTICIDE; N ETHYLPERFLUOROOCTANESULFONAMIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRETHROID; SULFONAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

ANIMALS; BENZAMIDES; CHILE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLUOROCARBONS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; PHENYLUREA COMPOUNDS; PYRAZOLES; PYRETHRINS; SOIL; SULFONAMIDES;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 34548177732     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[1391:FEOPCS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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