The impact of the locust control insecticide fipronil on termites and ants in two contrasting habitats in northern Australia

Crop Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 814-825

  Steinbauer, M J ^a   Peveling, R ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Detritivores; Ecosystem services; Epigaeal invertebrates; Granivores; Insecticidal impact; Non target taxa; Nutrient recycling; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

ANT; DETRITIVORY; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FIPRONIL; GRANIVORY; LOCUST; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERMITE; VERTISOL;

AUSTRALIA;

DREPANOTERMES RUBRICEPS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; IRIDOMYRMEX GREENSLADEI; ISOPTERA;

EID: 79955912356     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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