Colony-level effects of imidacloprid in subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 791-798

  Parman, Vincent ^a   Vargo, Edward L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colony elimination; Colony suppression; Microsatellites; Reticulitermes flavipes; Reticulitermes virginicus

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HOUSING; ISOPTERA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; HOUSING; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; NITRO COMPOUNDS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES VIRGINICUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 77953051643     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC09386     Document Type: Article

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