title: Field Trials With 0.5% Novaluron Insecticide Applied as a Bait to Control Subterranean Termites (Reticulitermes sp. and Coptotermes formosanus [Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae]) on Structures.
abstract: A field study was initiated in 2009 with 0.5% novaluron the BASF Advance Termite Bait System, which was 100% effective in controlling Reticulitermes sp. Holmgren and Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki infestations on 11 structures in the Texas City, TX area. Stations with inspection cartridges (cellulose tablets) and monitoring bases (southern yellow pine) and independent monitoring devices were installed in an alternating pattern around each structure and were inspected every 30 d postinstallation. When subterranean termite activity was confirmed on the inspection cartridge or the monitoring base, the inspection cartridge was removed and replaced with a bait cartridge containing 0.5% novaluron insecticide on a proprietary matrix (124 g/cartridge) in a station. Once the novaluron-treated bait was inserted, inspections of that station were made on a 4-mo cycle until no termite activity was observed. The mean time to achieve control of the subterranean termites on the structures was 10.5 mo post initial installation of bait. Mean time to achieve control of the termites on the structures after the baits were installed was 5.4 mo. Control of the termites on the structures required consumption of a mean of 1.3 bait cartridges (166.2 g) of 0.5% novaluron bait matrix per structure. These results indicate that the baits with 0.5% novaluron were effective in controlling termites on the structures used in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Center for Urban and Structural Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2143. tckeefer@tamu.edu.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Keefer
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Center for Urban and Structural Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2143.
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Puckett
authors.affiliation: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
authors.forename: Ken S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Center for Urban and Structural Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2143.
authors.forename: Roger E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods; D007306:Insecticides; D020049:Isoptera; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D013045:Species Specificity; D013781:Texas
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; C471805:novaluron
keywords: bait; subterranean termite; termite control