Resistance of insecticide-treated foam board insulation against the eastern subterranean termite and the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
Three foam board types, one untreated control, one containing 2,000 ppm disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT), and one containing 1,000 ppm deltamethrin, were exposed to field populations of the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), and the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. There was no significant difference in termite damage between foam boards treated with 2,000 ppm DOT and the untreated control. Form boards containing 1,000 ppm deltamethrin were not damaged by R. flavipes, whereas only minor damage occurred after exposure to C. formosanus.
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Nan-Yao
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Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA. nysu@ufl.edu
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Paul
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Rudolf H
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D000818:Animals; D001881:Borates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004435:Eating; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020049:Isoptera / Q000502:physiology; D009570:Nitriles; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014934:Wood
D001881:Borates; D007306:Insecticides; D009570:Nitriles; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011722:Pyrethrins; C017180:decamethrin; C077054:disodium octaborate tetrahydrate