The southern black widow spider, Latrodectus mactans (Araneae, Theridiidae), as a predator of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), in Texas cotton fields
- 12 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Entomology
- Vol. 106 (1-5) , 52-57
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.1988.tb00563.x
Abstract
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