Strategies for controlling argentine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 669-682

  Soeprono, Andrew M ^a   Rust, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Bait; Chemical barriers; Integrated pest management

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 8544229977     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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