Directed sprays and liquid baits to manage ants in vineyards and citrus groves

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-40

  Klotz, John H ^a   Rust, Michael K ^a   Gonzalez, Daniel ^a   Greenberg, Les ^a   Costa, Heather ^a   Phillips, Phil ^a,b   Gispert, Carmen ^a,b   Reierson, Donald A ^a   Kido, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant baits; Argentine ants; Formica perpilosa; Formicidae; Hymenoptera; Linepithema humile; Residual spray

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; FORMICA PERPILOSA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 8544223491     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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