Bait preference by the Argentine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii

Author:: Krushelnycky, Paul, Reimer, Neil
Title:: Bait preference by the Argentine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii
Periodical:: Environmental Entomology
Year:: 1998
Volume:: 27
Pages:: 1482-1487
Subject:: Argentine ant Linepithema humile Haleakala National Park Invasive ants Ants control
Summary:: The Argentine ant has invaded natural ares on higher elevations at Haleakala National Park, posting a threat to native species. The authors conducted a year-long bait preference experiment in finding a bait carrier for subsequent toxicant-based control tests. Maxforce was found to be the best bait carrier among the 6 solid and 2 liquid baits assessed.
Label:: Insects - Ants
URL:: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1049&context=entomologyother
Date:: 1998
Collection:: Periodicals