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Web URL(s): | https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/gcman/article/2009sep42.pdf Last checked: 10/08/2009 |
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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Carson, Teresa |
Author Affiliation: | Senior Science Editor, Golf Course Management |
Title: | Fire ants are fierce |
Column Name: | Turf Other records with the "Turf" Column
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Section: | The insider Other records with the "The insider" Section
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Source: | Golf Course Management. Vol. 77, No. 9, September 2009, p. 42. |
Publishing Information: | Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Biological control; Pest control; Solenopsis invicta
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Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). Explains that "fire ants are aggressive, swarming over their victims and inflicting painful bites. They also damage electrical equipment and agricultural crops and prey on native ants, dramatically reducing their populations." Suggests potential biological controls, including phorid flies; wasps; nematodes; and microsporidia. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Carson, T. 2009. Fire ants are fierce. Golf Course Manage. 77(9):p. 42. |
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