The subterranean termite Odontotermes formosanus Shiraki is an important pest of agronomic crops, plantations, and forestry, and it endangers earthen dikes and dams in China. A fipronil bait consisting of straw pulp and white sugar was evaluated against field colonies of O. formosanus. Triple mark–capture with Nile blue dye was used to delineate foraging territories and to estimate foraging populations of four O. formosanus colonies locating in the campus of Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Termite activity was monitored by number of termite workers and straw board consumption in underground monitoring stations. Consumption of bait matrix and fipronil was estimated for each testing site. The results showed that ≈3–5 mg of fipronil could suppress foraging populations of O. formosanus containing 0.4–0.7 million foragers per colony. Baits containing fipronil seem to be a feasible alternative for controlling O. formosanus.
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1 April 2006
Field Evaluation of a Fipronil Bait Against Subterranean Termite Odontotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Termitidae)
Qiu-ying Huang,
Chao-liang Lei,
Dong Xue
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Journal of Economic Entomology
Vol. 99 • No. 2
April 2006
Vol. 99 • No. 2
April 2006
fipronil bait
Odontotermes formosanus
triple mark–capture