Consumption of a durable termite bait matrix by subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and resulting insecticidal activity

Pest Management Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 507-511

  Hamm, Ronda L ^a   Demark, Joseph J ^b   Chin Heady, Eva ^a   Tolley, Mike P ^a  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^b Dow AgroSciences LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Coptotermes; Heterotermes; Noviflumuron; Reticulitermes; Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System ; Termite baiting

Indexed keywords

BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; NOVIFLUMURON;

BAIT; BIOPESTICIDE; INSECTICIDE; MORTALITY; PALATABILITY; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVORSHIP; TERMITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; METHODOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BENZAMIDES; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; TOXICITY TESTS;

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; HETEROTERMES; HETEROTERMES AUREUS; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES HESPERUS; RETICULITERMES VIRGINICUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 84875535299     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3401     Document Type: Article

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