Toxicity and horizontal transfer of 0.5% fipronil dust against formosan subterranean termites

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1766-1772

  Gautam, Bal K ^a   Henderson, Gregg ^a   Davis, Robert W ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BASF Pest Control Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Dust formulation; Termite control; Termiticide

Indexed keywords

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DUST; EVALUATION; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SOIL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DUST; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; PYRAZOLES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA;

EID: 84868104364     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC12165     Document Type: Article

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