Comparing methods of evaluating the spread of argentine ants in natural habitats: pitfall traps vs. baiting

Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 927-938

  Casellas, David ^a   Gomez, Crisanto ^a   Clavero, Miguel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Bait; Colonial spread; Linepithema humile; Methods of survey; Pitfall

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 67650701724     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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