Bait Insecticides and Hot Water Drenches Against the Little Fire Ant,<i>Wasmannia auropunctata</i>(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Infesting Containerized Nursery Plants

H. Hara, A.; K. Cabral, Susan; Y. Niino-DuPonte, Ruth; M. Jacobsen, C.; Onuma, Kyle

doi:10.1653/024.094.0316

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Bait Insecticides and Hot Water Drenches Against the Little Fire Ant,Wasmannia auropunctata(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Infesting Containerized Nursery Plants

Published in Florida Entomologist • Sep 1, 2011

Authors:

A. H. Hara

Susan K. Cabral

Ruth Y. Niino-DuPonte

Abstract

Broadcasts of hydramethylnon, S-methoprene, and metaflumizone baits, metaflumizone spray, and hot water drenching were evaluated for their efficacy against the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger), in potted nursery plants. Two applications one month apart of either a bait containing 0.36...

Subject

Fire ant

Biology

Submersion (mathematics)

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