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This presentation is part of : Ten-Minute Papers, Section Fb. Urban Entomology

Elimination of subterranean termite colonies (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) using the insect growth regulators hexaflumuron and noviflumuron

Matthew T. Messenger1, Nan-Yao Su2, Claudia Riegel3, and Aaron Mullins1. (1) New Orleans Mosquito & Termite Control Board, 6601 Stars & Stripes Blvd, New Orleans, LA, (2) University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, 3205 College Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, (3) Dow AgroSciences LLC, 8733 Siegen Lane, PMB 372, Baton Rouge, LA

Beginning in July 2002, baits containing hexaflumuron and noviflumuron were applied to every subterranean termite colony in Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans. Nineteen Coptotermes formosanus and six Reticulitermes flavipes colonies were eliminated with each toxicant; however, time to elimination was reduced with noviflumuron. Overall time to elimination, bait and wood consumption, and reinvasions by neighboring colonies and alate pairs will be discussed.

Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)
Species 2: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Reticulitermes flavipes (Eastern subterranean termite)
Keywords: elimination, reinvasion

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