Short- and long-term control of Vespula pensylvanica in Hawaii by fipronil baiting

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1026-1033

  Hanna, Cause ^a   Foote, David ^b   Kremen, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fipronil; Hawaii; Insecticidal bait; Invasive species; Social wasps; Vespula pensylvanica

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

BAIT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FLOWER VISITING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECTICIDE; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; WASP;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BUTYRATES; CHICKENS; HAWAII; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; PYRAZOLES; TIME FACTORS;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPODA; VESPULA PENSYLVANICA;

EID: 84862158764     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3262     Document Type: Article

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