Feeding preferences of white-footed ants, Technomyrmex albipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), to selected liquids

Sociobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 403-412

  Warner, John ^a   Scheffrahn, Rudolf H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant baits; Borates; Florida; NecDew ; Sugars

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; TECHNOMYRMEX; TECHNOMYRMEX ALBIPES;

EID: 4644283746     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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