The effect of imidacloprid on mortality, activity, and horizontal transfer in the western subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1127-1148

  Haagsma, Karl A ^a,b   Rust, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Youngstown Air Reserve Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Insecticide transfer; Isoptera; Reticulitermes hesperus; Soil insecticide

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES HESPERUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 35948964400     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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