Tuesday, November 16, 2004
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Effect of imidacloprid treatments to soil on populations of Formosan termites using independent monitors

Weste L. Osbrink, osbrink@srrc.ars.usda.gov and Alan Lax, alax@srrc.ars.usda.gov. USDA-ARS, SRRC, 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd, New Orleans, LA

Licensed pest management professionals treated 4 buildings with the termiticide imidacloprid. They used complete conventional treatments that included drilling and trenching. Independent monitors were established around these building > 1 year before the treatments and were used to asses the impact of the treatments on populations of Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes formosanus.


Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)
Keywords: trenching, imidacloprid

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COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS

  • From P. Sukartana, Res. Prof., Center for Forest Products Research & Development, Jln. Gunung Batu 5, Bogor 16000, Indonesia, September 27, 2005
    Is that imidaclorpid suitable for soil treatmant in Indonesia (in the tropic)? How high the concentratuion should be?

  • From Ahmet, imidaclorpid, Ege University of Turkey izmir, May 12, 2008
    sory I whant learn that can use imidaclorpid on flowering time on grape. sory my clause very short :)