Long-term field trial to control the invasive Argentine Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with synthetic trail pheromone

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1784-1789

  Nishisue, K ^a   Sunamura, E ^a   Tanaka, Y ^a   Sakamoto, H ^b   Suzuki, S ^a   Fukumoto, T ^c   Terayama, M ^a   Tatsuki, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

(Z) 9 hexadecenal; Argentine ant; control; Linepithema humile; synthetic trail pheromone

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNTHESIS; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ARGENTINA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; PHEROMONES; URBAN POPULATION;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 77957747693     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC10008     Document Type: Article

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