Introducing phorid fly parasitoids of red imported fire ant workers from South America to Texas: Outcomes vary by region and by Pseudacteon species released

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-29

  Gilbert, Lawrence E ^a   Barr, Charles L ^b   Calixto, Alejandro A ^b   Cook, Jerry L ^c   Drees, Bastian M ^b   Lebrun, Edward G ^a   Patrock, Richard J W ^a   Plowes, Robert M ^a   Porter, Sanford D ^d   Puckett, Robert T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORGMEIER; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON (DIPTERAN FLY); PSEUDACTEON CURVATUS; PSEUDACTEON OBTUSUS; PSEUDACTEON TRICUSPIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 43049127441     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3958/0147-1724-33.1.15     Document Type: Article

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