A new fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) bait base carrier formoist conditions

Pest Management Science

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1082-1088

  Kafle, Lekhnath ^a   Wu, Wen Jer ^a,b   Shiha, Cheng Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National Red Imported Fire Ant Control Centre   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carrier; DDGS; Moist conditions; Solenopsis invicta; Water resistant bait

Indexed keywords

CIPERMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ANT; BAIT; FIELD SURVEY; INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LABORATORY METHOD;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; MALE; PYRETHRINS;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 77957086634     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1981     Document Type: Article

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