Monday, December 10, 2001 -
D0270

The effect of hexaflumuron treated bait on subterranean termite (Reticulitermes flavipes [Kollar]) worker mortality in choice and non-choice tests

Rachael Perrott, Virginia Tech, Department of Entomology, 216 Price Hall, Blacksburg, VA and Dini Miller, Virginia Tech, Dodson Urban Pest Management Laboratory, 216 Price Hall, Blacksburg, VA.

Eastern subterranean termite workers were fed filter paper treated with 0.5% hexaflumuron in choice and non-choice tests. LT50 values were determined for each of the tests and compared to evaluate the efficacy of hexaflumuron bait in the presence of a competing food source.

Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Reticulitermes flavipes (eastern subterranean termite)
Keywords: hexaflumuron, mortality

The ESA 2001 Annual Meeting - 2001: An Entomological Odyssey of ESA