Efficacy of localized chemical treatments for Cryptotermes brevis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in naturally infested lumber.

dc.contributor.authorWoodrow, R Joseph
dc.contributor.authorGrace, J Kenneth
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-14T22:00:12Z
dc.date.available2008-05-14T22:00:12Z
dc.date.issued2007-12
dc.description.abstractLocalized injection of insecticides into termite galleries in infested wood represents an alternative to whole-structure fumigation for drywood termite control. The efficacy of this method is limited, however, by the use of repellant insecticides and the difficulty of locating drywood termite colonies. The present study addressed both issues by the use of an experimental acoustic emissions (AE) detector to assist in location of termite infestations in naturally infested shipping pallets, and application of the non-repellant insecticide spinosad (Dow AgroSciences). Chlorpyrifos 0.5% aerosol, 15% aqueous disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT), resmethrin 0.25% aerosol, distilled water (control) and two treatments of 0.5% spinosad suspension concentrate (one with the injection site based on visual evidence and the other on acoustic evidence) were injected into boards in hardwood shipping pallets naturally infested with the drywood termite Cryptotermes brevis Walker. Termite mortality was greatest with spinosad treatments, although variability was high due to the continued difficulty of identifying and treating all separate areas of infestation in the boards.
dc.identifier.citationWoodrow RJ, Grace JK. 2007. Efficacy of localized chemical treatments for Cryptotermes brevis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in naturally infested lumber. Proc Hawaiian Entomol Soc 39:149-152.
dc.identifier.issn0073-134X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/1505
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHawaiian Entomological Society
dc.subjectchlorpyrifos
dc.subjectCryptotermes brevis
dc.subjectdisodium octaborate tetrahydrate
dc.subjectdrywood termites
dc.subjecthardwood
dc.subjectIsoptera
dc.subjectresmethrin
dc.subjectspinosad
dc.subjecttermite control
dc.titleEfficacy of localized chemical treatments for Cryptotermes brevis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in naturally infested lumber.
dc.typeArticle
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