Search for red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Burren in New South Wales from 2004-2006

Plant Protection Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-18

  Dominiak, Bernie C ^a,b   Worsley, Peter ^a   Gillespie, Peter S ^c   Löcker, Holger ^c   Kerr, Matt ^c   Shattuck, Steven O ^d  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anoplolepis gracilipes; Fire ants; Solenopsis invicta; Survey; Tramp ants

Indexed keywords

ANOPLOLEPIS GRACILIPES; FORMICIDAE; PARATRECHINA LONGICORNIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 77950545643     PISSN: 08152195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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