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

Laboratory and field evaluation of 2-phenoxyethanol as an attractant and feeding stimulant to subterranean termites

Huixin Fei1, Sanaa Ibrahim1, Gregg Henderson1, Roger A. Laine2, and Weize Kong2. (1) Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Entomology, 402 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, LA, (2) Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, 320 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, LA

In the laboratory, 11 concentrations of 2-phenoxyethanol were tested to study the Formosan subterranean termite feeding activity. Four concentrations of 2-phenoxyethanol were evaluated in the field to determine if its attractiveness to subterranean termites. At very low concentration, 2-phenoxyethanol increased attacks on monitors, feeding, and the number of termites in a monitor.

Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)
Keywords: 2-phenoxyethanol

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