Effect of Average Worker Size on Tunneling Behavior of Formosan Subterranean Termite Colonies
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Effect of orange oil extract on the formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Insect Behavior
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0892-7553
DOI: 10.1023/b:joir.0000048988.91950.fe