Advancement on techniques for the separation and maintenance of the red imported fire ant colonies

Insect Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Chen, Jian ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood separation; Fluon coating; Solenopsis invicta Buren

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 41849132828     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2007.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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