Effects of honeydew-producing hemipteran denial on local argentine ant distribution and boric acid bait performance

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1170-1174

  Brightwell, R J ^a   Silverman, J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging activity; Linepithema humile; Mesolecanium fasciatum; Pest management

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; INSECTICIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SECRETIONS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BODILY SECRETIONS; BORIC ACIDS; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; MESOLECANIUM;

EID: 68149181478     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0340     Document Type: Article

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