Pest status of the crazy ant, Anoplolepis longipes (Jerdon) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the Seychelles

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1978, Pages 627-638

  Haines, I H ^a   Haines, J B ^a  

^a Climate Change and Environment   (Seychelles)

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EID: 84861524677     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300009603     Document Type: Article

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