| Title: | Control of Coptotermes havilandi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) with hexaflumuron baits and a sensor incorporated into a monitoring and baiting program |
| Author(s): | Su NY; Ban PM; Scheffrahn RH; |
| Address: | "Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences 33314, USA" |
| DOI: | 10.1603/0022-0493-93.2.415 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0022-0493 (Print) 0022-0493 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "A sensor consisting of a wooden monitor painted with a conductive circuit of silver particle emulsion was placed in a monitoring station to detect feeding activity of the subterranean termite Coptotermes havilandi Holmgren. Sensor accuracy was 100% 1 mo after installation, but 9 mo after sensor placement, the rate declined to 73%. After the detection of C. havilandi in the stations, baits containing the chitin synthesis inhibitor hexaflumuron were applied in five colonies, and four colonies were eliminated within 3-5 mo. Baiting could not be completed for the remaining one colony because the site became inaccessible" |
| Keywords: | "Animals *Benzamides *Insecticides *Isoptera *Juvenile Hormones Pest Control, Biological/*methods Phenylurea Compounds Pheromones;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineSu, N Y Ban, P M Scheffrahn, R H eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2000/05/29 J Econ Entomol. 2000 Apr; 93(2):415-21. doi: 10.1603/0022-0493-93.2.415" |
