Status of the fire ant decapitating fly Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae) in Louisiana

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 565-569

  Henne, Donald C ^a   Johnson, Seth J ^a   Porter, Sanford D ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Establishment; Red imported fire ant; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FLY; POPULATION GROWTH;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BORGMEIER; DIPTERA; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON TRICUSPIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 34948830918     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[565:SOTFAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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