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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Comparing different methods for trapping mated queens of weaver ants (Oecophylla longinoda; Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Rozalia Gration RwegasiraDepartment of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, TanzaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maulid MwatawalaDepartment of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, TanzaniaView further author information
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Gration Mutashoberwa RwegasiraDepartment of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, TanzaniaView further author information
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Gissel Nielsen MogensDepartment of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, DenmarkView further author information
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Joachim OffenbergDepartment of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, DenmarkView further author information
Pages 503-512 | Received 01 Jul 2014, Accepted 25 Nov 2014, Published online: 02 Dec 2014

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