Biological control of Solenopsis Fire Ants by Pseudacteon parasitoids: Theory and practice

Psyche (London)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Morrison, Lloyd W ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI;

EID: 84856972072     PISSN: 00332615     EISSN: 16877438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/424817     Document Type: Article

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