Tuesday, 16 November 2004 - 2:30 PM
0122

New products and approaches for managing imported fire ants in homes and gardens

Bastiaan M. Drees, smitley@msu.edu, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology, 347 Natural Science Bldg, East Lansing, MI

Integrated pest management (IPM) programs for managing the red imported fire ant, Buren (Formicidae: Hymenoptera), continue to evolve to become more cost-effective and environmentally sound. Many products and approaches are now available as management alternatives to residents and professional pest management personnel for use in and around homes and gardens. Community-wide fire ant suppression programs in Texas have demonstrated dramatic improvements in control while reducing cost and pesticide use. Bait technology has advanced with products containing new active ingredients such as: 1) spinosad listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute and now labeled for use in home gardens; 2) insect growth regulators (s-methoprene, pyriproxyfen); 3) new fast-acting active ingredients such as indoxacarb; and, 4) combinations of active selected ingredients applied as “hopper blends”. New application technology such as the modified Herd GT-77 model air-assisted applicator is improving the ability for larger scale treatments. Fipronil granular formulated products also provide alternatives for smaller treatment areas surrounded by untreated areas. The potential of adding biological control agents to IPM programs is currently being evaluated.


Species 1: Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)
Keywords: urban pest management, insecticidal baits

[ Recorded presentation ] Recorded presentation

See more of Section E Symposium: Novel Pesticides to Manage Pests in Homes and Gardens
See more of Section Symposia

See more of The 2004 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition