Impact of Auxiliary Stations in a Baiting Program for Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Paysen, Eric S.; Zungoli, Patrícia A.; Benson, Eric P.; Demark, J. J.

doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0623:ioasia]2.0.co;2

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“…Thirty-six percent of all bait consumed by R. flavipes and 38% of that consumed by all species combined was consumed in auxiliary stations. Paysen et al (2004) found that use of auxiliary stations increased bait consumption by Reticulitermes spp. by 41%, results similar to ours.…”

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Elimination of Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Colonies Using a Refined Cellulose Bait Matrix Containing Noviflumuron When Monitored and Replenished Quarterly

Eger¹,

Lees²,

Neese

et al. 2012

jnl. econ. entom.

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Using a quarterly (3-mo) monitoring and bait-replenishment interval, 122 subterranean termite colonies throughout the United States were baited with a refined cellulose bait matrix containing 0.5% noviflumuron. All colonies were eliminated in less than 1 yr after initiation of baiting as determined by long-term monitoring and genetic markers. Sixty-three percent of the colonies were eliminated during the first quarter after the initiation of baiting and 77% of colonies were eliminated after consuming two bait tubes or less. This suggests that a single baiting cycle and bait installed in response to a single active monitoring device were sufficient to eliminate the majority of colonies. Although termites temporarily abandoned stations after depleting bait, workers resumed feeding when baits were replenished. Colonies that consumed large amounts of bait before elimination foraged into multiple stations, thus allowing adequate amounts of bait to sustain feeding. The time to eliminate termite colonies with bait replenished quarterly was similar to that previously reported for laminated cellulose bait replenished monthly. Our data support the conclusion that extending the bait replenishment interval from monthly to quarterly for bait tubes with refined cellulose containing 0.5% noviflumuron did not adversely impact colony elimination.

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Elimination of Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Colonies Using a Refined Cellulose Bait Matrix Containing Noviflumuron When Monitored and Replenished Quarterly

Eger¹,

Lees²,

Neese

et al. 2012

jnl. econ. entom.

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“…This is often a consequence of a low contact rate to bait stations . Not surprisingly, considerable effort has been invested in methods to attract termites to bait stations, including amino acids, sugars, even sports drinks, carbon dioxide and bait station placement, including auxiliary stations, although results have been inconsistent. There is notably little published research on aspects of bait station design, such as size, and varying inspection frequency, from 2 weeks to 3 months, and even to 1 year …”

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Termite (order Blattodea, infraorder Isoptera) baiting 20 years after commercial release

Evans

Iqbal

2014

Pest Management Science

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Termite baiting is now one of the two main management tools in developed countries after 20 years of commercial release. It has two main goals: to use small amounts of active ingredient and 'colony elimination', i.e. death of all individuals in the colony. We consider how well baiting has been evaluated from 100 studies in the scientific literature. Studies have included 15 active ingredients, 23 termite species and 16 countries, yet most studies have focused on the chitin synthesis inhibitor hexaflumuron, Reticulitermes and the United States. Baiting has mostly met its goals: typically about 0.5 g of active ingredient was used, and colony elimination achieved, albeit with rates varying from 0 to 100%, and sometimes supplemented with liquid insecticide. Baiting was most successful using chitin synthesis inhibitors against Reticulitermes and Coptotermes (Rhinotermitidae), in temperate locations, although colony elimination was usually inferred indirectly - mostly by termite absence from baits - and was often slow, from 25 to 450 days. Baiting has been less tested and less successful against higher termites in tropical locations, where they are most diverse and abundant. Future research may have to consider greater termite species diversity and other active ingredients to reduce control times in order to fulfil the potential of baiting.

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“…Therefore, termites probably Þnd bait stations when their tunneling network happens to intersect the station. Even in areas heavily infested with subterranean termites, the rate of discovery of bait stations is often Ͻ10% (Rust et al 1996, Jones 2003, Paysen et al 2004). In some cases, none of the monitoring stations around a structure are discovered by termites within a year, rendering the baiting program ineffective.…”

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Efficacy of Bait Supplements for Improving the Rate of Discovery of Bait Stations in the Field by Formosan Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Cornelius

Lyn

Williams

et al. 2009

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Field tests of four different bait supplements were conducted in City Park, New Orleans, LA. The four bait supplements tested included two different formulations of decayed material, a sports drink, and the combination of an application of an aqueous solution of Summon Preferred Food Source disks with the disk itself. Although all the bait supplements in this study resulted in a slightly greater number of treated stations discovered compared with control stations, only the application of the aqueous solution combined with the disk caused a significant increase in the number of stations discovered by termites. This treatment resulted in a significantly greater rate of discovery of treated stations versus control stations after only 14 d in the field. Termites were able to discover six times as many treated as control stations after 14 d, 9 times as many after 28 d, and 12 times as many after 42 d. These findings provide evidence that the diffusion of an aqueous solution into the soil underneath monitoring stations significantly decreased the length of time required for termites to infest stations.

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Impact of Auxiliary Stations in a Baiting Program for Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

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Elimination of Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Colonies Using a Refined Cellulose Bait Matrix Containing Noviflumuron When Monitored and Replenished Quarterly

Elimination of Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Colonies Using a Refined Cellulose Bait Matrix Containing Noviflumuron When Monitored and Replenished Quarterly

Termite (order Blattodea, infraorder Isoptera) baiting 20 years after commercial release

Efficacy of Bait Supplements for Improving the Rate of Discovery of Bait Stations in the Field by Formosan Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

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