Topical application of 5 µg halofenozide (RH-0345) in DMSO to primary reproductives of the Formosan subterranean termite caused significant reduction in the number of eggs laid when only the male or both male and female were treated. Apparently, the female licked the chemical from the male while grooming. Subsequently, halofenozide was fed to the adults in a number of substrates with low to moderate effect. It appears that halofenozide effects ovaries and corpora allata. However, the effect was temporary.
Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)
Keywords: ecdysone agonist, oviposition
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