Elimination of subterranean termite colonies with hexaflumuron in an improved bait matrix, Preferred Textured Cellulose (PTC)

Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 891-901

  Sajap, Ahmad Said ^a   Lee, Leng Choy ^b   Shah, Zahriman Mohd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Dow AgroSciences Asia Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coptotermes gestroi; Globitermes globosus; Hexaflumuron; Malaysia; Microtermes pakistanicus; Preferred textured cellulose; Schedorhinotermes; Sp.

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES GESTROI; COPTOTERMES SP.; GLOBITERMES GLOBOSUS; ISOPTERA; MICROTERMES; MICROTERMES PAKISTANICUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE; SCHEDORHINOTERMES;

EID: 67650695651     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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