Fire ant-detecting canines: A complementary method in detecting red imported fire ants

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 225-231

  Lin, Hui Min ^a   Chi, Wei Lien ^b   Lin, Chung Chi ^c   Tseng, Yu Ching ^a   Chen, Wang Ting ^a   Kung, Yu Ling ^a   Lien, Yi Yang ^b   Chen, Yang Yuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

bait trap station; detection dog; fire ant detection; odor recognition; red imported fire ant

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; DOG; INSECT CONTROL; SMELLING;

ANIMALS; ANTS; DOGS; INSECT CONTROL; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CREMATOGASTER ROGENHOFERI; PARATRECHINA LONGICORNIS; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 79952178168     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC10298     Document Type: Article

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