Control of Coptotermes havilandi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) with hexaflumuron baits and a sensor incorporated into a monitoring and baiting program.
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.
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Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences 33314, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D001549:Benzamides; D007306:Insecticides; D020049:Isoptera; D007605:Juvenile Hormones; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D010675:Pheromones; D005466:Fluorocarbons
D001549:Benzamides; D007306:Insecticides; D007605:Juvenile Hormones; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D010675:Pheromones; C010411:insect attractants; C058039:hexafluoron; D005466:Fluorocarbons