Culture-Independent Identification of Gut Bacteria in Fourth-instar Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, Larvae
Red imported fire ants (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta Buren, are medical, urban, and agricultural pests from South America. Fourth-instar larvae are used by the colony to digest solid food and then regurgitate it for consumption by workers and queens. Larvae are an ideal source of investigations of obli...
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LSU
2007
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-10162007-112305/ |