The odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), as a new temperate-origin invader

Myrmecological News

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-66

  Buczkowski, Grzegorz ^a   Krushelnycky, Paul ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Hawaii; Invasive ants; Odorous house ant; Tapinoma sessile

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA; TAPINOMA SESSILE;

EID: 84857023576     PISSN: 19944136     EISSN: 19973500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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