Optimizing pitfall sampling for the detection of Argentine ants, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 461-472

  Stanley, Margaret ^a,e   Ward, Darren ^a   Harris, Richard ^b   Arnold, Greg ^c   Toft, Richard ^d   Rees, Jo ^d  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Argentine ants; Detection; Monitoring; Pitfall traps; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 42249114045     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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