Effects of Fipronil on Non-target Ants and Other Invertebrates in a Program for Eradication of the Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile

Effects of Fipronil on Non-target Ants and Other Invertebrates in a Program for Eradication of the Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile

Pesticides are frequently used to eradicate invasive ant species, but pose ecological harm. Previous studies assessed non-target effects only in terms of the increase or decrease of abundance or species richness after pesticide applications. Positive effects of the release from pressure caused by i...

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Main Authors: Yoshiko Sakamoto, Takehiko I. Hayashi, Maki N. Inoue, Hitoshi Ohnishi, Toshio Kishimoto, Koichi Goka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2019-08-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
invasive alien species
pesticide impact
total number of individuals
species richness
community structure
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/3772

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