A Review of Boron Toxicity in Insects with an Emphasis on Termites

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-207

  Gentz, Margaret C ^a   Grace, J Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Boric acid; Isoptera; Rhinotermitidae; Wood preservation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLATTARIA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 43749093054     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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