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Effect of soil treatments for cottony cushion scale (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) control on Nylanderia fulva (Hymenoptera: Formidicae) survival and trailing activity

  • 1. University of Florida, Entomology & Nematology Department, PO Box 110620, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA; Email: sushwetami@gmail.com (S. S.), eabuss@ufl.edu (E. A. B.)
  • 2. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida, 32608, USA;
  • 3. USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, & Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA; E-mail: david.oi@ars.usda.gov (D. H. O.) *Corresponding author; E-mail: david.oi@ars.usda.gov

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Sharma, Shweta, Buss, Eileen A., Hodges, Gregory S., Oi, David H. (2019): Effect of soil treatments for cottony cushion scale (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) control on Nylanderia fulva (Hymenoptera: Formidicae) survival and trailing activity. Florida Entomologist 102 (1): 202-206, DOI: 10.1653/024.102.0132, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/65f2dbed-d3bd-321c-bf3c-fd752e13a6ca/

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