Host preference in Pseudacteon phorid flies: response of P. tricuspis and P. curvatus to black, red and hybrid imported Solenopsis fire ants in multiple choice bioassays

Biological Control

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-121

  He, Xiaofang ^a,b   Fadamiro, Henry Y ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Host preference; Hybrid fire ant; Pseudacteon curvatus; Pseudacteon tricuspis; Solenopsis invicta; Solenopsis richteri

Indexed keywords

BORGMEIER; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON (DIPTERAN FLY); PSEUDACTEON CURVATUS; PSEUDACTEON TRICUSPIS; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI;

EID: 68949155379     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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