Toxicity, repellency, and effects of acetamiprid on western subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1360-1366

  Rust, M K ^a   Sakan, R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Repellency; Reticulitermes hesperus; Soil treatments; Termiticide

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIPRID; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ISOPTERA; LOCOMOTION; SOIL;

ANIMALS; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; LOCOMOTION; PYRIDINES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES HESPERUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 50849143472     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1360:TRAEOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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