Wednesday, 29 October 2003
D0511
This presentation is part of : Display Presentations, Section Ca. Biological Control
Imported fire ant: An integrated pest management approach
David F. Williams1, David H. Oi1, Roberto M. Pereira1, Sanford D. Porter1, Mac Horton2, Tim Davis3, Alison H. Hyder4, Shelvin Boykin4, Herbert T. Bolton5, Brian C. Zeichner6, Alfred S. Hock6, Malcolm Boswell7, and Glenn Williams8. (1) USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1600 SW 23rd Dr, Gainesville, FL, (2) Clemson University, Sandhills Research & Education Center, P. O. Box 23205, 900 Clemson Road, Columbia, SC, (3) Clemson University, Clemson Extension, 548 Portia Road, Blythewood, SC, (4) South Carolina Army National Guard, TAG-FM-EV, Office of State Adjutant General, 1 National Guard Road, Columbia, SC, (5) Department of Defense, U. S. Army Environmental Center, Bldg. 4435 Attn: SFIM-AEC-CDC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, (6) US Army, Center for Health Promotion& Preventive Medicine, 5158 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, (7) U.S. Army, TRADOC, 5 North Gate Road, Attn: NERO DEPT. SFIM-NE-ER, Fort Monroe, VA, (8) U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs - Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program - BPPD, Ariel Rios Bldg, Washington D.C, DC
The use of an integrated pest management (IPM) approach to the red imported fire ant control Solenopsis invicta using multiple biological control agents supplemented by a chemical treatment was conducted at the U.S. Army training base at Fort Jackson, SC. The 3-year study indicated that by using the IPM approach, the reinfestation of red imported fire ants into treated areas was delayed thereby reducing the need for chemical applications. In addition, native ant species increased a the site where the IPM approach was used.
Species 1: Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis invicta (Red Imported Fire Ant)
Keywords: Biological control, integrated pest management
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