Temporal foraging activity of selected ant species in northern Mississippi during summer months

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 444-452

  Vogt, James T ^a   Reed, Jack T ^a,b   Brown, Richard L ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bait; Imported fire ants; Monomorium minimum; Paratrechina vividula; Solenopsis invicta x richteri; Solenopsis molesta; Solenopsis richteri; Tapinoma sessile

Indexed keywords

FORELIUS; FORELIUS PRUINOSUS; FORMICIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MONOMORIUM; MONOMORIUM MINIMUM; MONOMORIUM MINUMUM; PARATRECHINA; PARATRECHINA VIVIDULA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS MOLESTA; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI; TAPINOMA; TAPINOMA SESSILE;

EID: 4644295629     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-39.3.444     Document Type: Article

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