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Web URL(s): | http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/viewFile/74843/72501 Last checked: 03/25/2016 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Collins, H. L.;
Callcott, A. M. A. |
Author Affiliation: | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection & Quarantine, Gulfport Plant Protection Station, Gulfport, MS |
Title: | Fipronil: An ultra-low-dose bait toxicant for control of red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
Section: | Research Papers Other records with the "Research Papers" Section
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Source: | Florida Entomologist. Vol. 81, No. 3, September 1998, p. 407-415. |
Publishing Information: | Gainesville, Florida: Florida Entomological Society |
# of Pages: | 9 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Fipronil; Baits; Solenopsis invicta; Pest control; Insect control; Ant control; Insecticide evaluation; Toxicity; Bioassay; Application rates; Pest density
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Abstract/Contents: | "Fipronil, a new broad spectrum pyrazole insecticide, was tested both in the laboratory and field as a bait toxicant for control of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren. Laboratory bioassays with worker ants showed that delayed toxicity occurred with baits ranging from 5 to 200 μg/ml active ingredient (AI). Tests with field-collected colonies in the laboratory confirmed the bioassay results with worker ants, and demonstrated that granular baits containing from 3.0 to 30 μg/mg (AI) eliminated colonies in 8 to 11 weeks after treatment. A field trial showed that a 15 μg/mg granular bait provided over 80% colony mortality at 6 and 12 weeks after broadcast application in non-grazed pastures. These results clearly demonstrate the potential of fipronil for use as a bait toxicant for control of red imported fire ants." |
Language: | English |
References: | 15 |
Note: | Abstracts also appear in spanish. Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Collins, H. L., and A. M. A. Callcott. 1998. Fipronil: An ultra-low-dose bait toxicant for control of red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). FLA Entomol. 81(3):p. 407-415. |
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