Influence of temperature on rate of uptake and subsequent horizontal transfer of [14C]fipronil by eastern subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 902-908

  Spomer, Neil A ^a   Kamble, Shripat T ^a   Warriner, Richard A ^b   Davis, Robert W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b BASF Research and Development Center   (United States)

^c BASF Professional and Specialty Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Horizontal transfer; Reticulitermes flavipes; Termiticide

Indexed keywords

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOPTERA; KINETICS; METABOLISM; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; KINETICS; PYRAZOLES; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 46849114920     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[902:IOTORO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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