Field Demonstration of Heat Technology to Mitigate Heat Sinks for Drywood Termite (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae) Management
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Study Site and Protocols
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tay, J.-W.; James, D. Field Demonstration of Heat Technology to Mitigate Heat Sinks for Drywood Termite (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae) Management. Insects 2021, 12, 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121090
Tay J-W, James D. Field Demonstration of Heat Technology to Mitigate Heat Sinks for Drywood Termite (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae) Management. Insects. 2021; 12(12):1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121090
Chicago/Turabian StyleTay, Jia-Wei, and Devon James. 2021. "Field Demonstration of Heat Technology to Mitigate Heat Sinks for Drywood Termite (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae) Management" Insects 12, no. 12: 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121090
APA StyleTay, J.-W., & James, D. (2021). Field Demonstration of Heat Technology to Mitigate Heat Sinks for Drywood Termite (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae) Management. Insects, 12(12), 1090. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121090