Managing social insects of urban importance

Annual Review of Entomology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 355-375

  Rust, Michael K ^a   Su, Nan Yao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Baits; Pest management; Termites; Yellowjackets

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CITY; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CITIES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 83455168895     PISSN: 00664170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120710-100634     Document Type: Article

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