Brachymyrmex patagonicus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an emerging pest species in the southeastern United States

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 457-464

  MacGown, Joe A ^a   Hill, JoVonn G ^a   Deyrup, Mark A ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Dark rover ant; Distribution; Exotic insects

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PEST DAMAGE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE EXPANSION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRACHYMYRMEX PATAGONICUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 34948839837     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[457:BPHFAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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