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Title:	Tunneling and activity of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) exposed to low concentrations of nonrepellent termiticides
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Date:	2009
Source:	Sociobiology Vol. 53 No. 3
Station ID:	JRNL-SRS-53
Description:	The use of slow-acting termiticides for the protection of structures against termite attack has received much attention since the development of the newer nonrepellent termiticides. The concept of delayed toxicity initially began with the evaluation of baiting systems for termite control because a slow-acting toxicant was needed to allow foragers contacting the toxicant in the bait to travel back to the colony to transfer it to nestmates before dying (Esenther & Beal 1978, Beal & Esenther 1980). Myles (1996) developed a treat and release method in which a resinous formulation of sulfluramide, a slow-acting stomach poison, was applied to termites captured in monitoring stations. After treatment, the termites were released back into traps to transfer the toxicant to nestmates. He observed 95% mortality in lab tests when 5 or 10% of termites were treated with this coating and >60% suppression of field populations of R. flavipes in the first year after treatment.
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