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1 August 2008 Concentration-Dependent Degradation of Three Termiticides in Soil Under Laboratory Conditions and Their Bioavailability to Eastern Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Raj K. Saran, Shripat T. Kamble
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Abstract

Degradation and bioavailability of imidacloprid, fipronil, and bifenthrin applied at label rates ([AI], wt:wt in soil) in the loamy soil of Nebraska were determined over a 6-mo duration. Based on the calculated half-lives of the three termiticides, it was concluded that the degradation rate was lowest when a termiticide was applied at the highest label rate. Bioassays of Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) conducted at 8, 31, 65, 90, 135, 160, and 180 d posttreatment showed an inverse relationship between the LT90 values and the variable concentrations. At day 180, exposures to all the termiticide-treated soil samples (concentration × termiticide) resulted in 100% mortality of R. flavipes workers. However, lower LT90 values were observed for termites exposed to soils treated with highest label rates even when the treated soils were aged in the lab for 6 mo. This suggested a higher bioavailability of these three termiticides when applied at higher application rates. Termite mortality was fastest for bifenthrin followed by fipronil and imidacloprid.

Raj K. Saran and Shripat T. Kamble "Concentration-Dependent Degradation of Three Termiticides in Soil Under Laboratory Conditions and Their Bioavailability to Eastern Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 101(4), 1373-1383, (1 August 2008). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1373:CDOTTI]2.0.CO;2
Received: 13 February 2007; Accepted: 5 April 2008; Published: 1 August 2008
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KEYWORDS
bifenthrin
fipronil
half-life
imidacloprid
toxicity
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