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Title Effect of Broadcast Baiting on Abundance Patterns of Red Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Key Local Ant Genera at Long-Term Monitoring Sites in Brisbane, Australi
Author Melinda K. McNaught,1 F. Ross Wylie,1,2 Evan J. Harris,1 Clair L. Alston,3 Chris J. Burwell,4,5 and Craig Jennings1
Date 2014-06-25
Description In 2001, the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) was identified in Brisbane, Australia. An eradication program involving broadcast bait treatment with two insect growth regulators and a metabolic inhibitor began in September of that year and is currently ongoing.
Keywords red fire ant, eradication, bait,
URL http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/EC14008
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