Hickman Robert, Forschler Brian T
BASF Corporation, Pest Control Solutions, 3568 Tree Court Ind. Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63122, USA.
Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Insects. 2012 Jan 3;3(1):25-40. doi: 10.3390/insects3010025.
Twenty-one boards infested with drywood termites were examined for activity using a Termatrac® motion detector. Termite galleries were identified using a Resistograph drill and treated with one of three ready-to-use (RTU) products. Results indicated that the Termatrac was excellent at locating termite activity but provided 9.5% false negatives. The Resistograph located termite galleries with an average of 4.6 ± 2.7 holes drilled to find at least one gallery in a board. Treatments included three formulations and two active ingredients; a foam (imidacloprid), a dry (fipronil) and an experimental formulation in a pressurized can (fipronil). All treatments provided evidence for a reduction in mean termite populations per board compared to the control. Two treatments provided evidence of elimination of infestation but no formulation eliminated infestations in every board that was treated. The concept of local treatment for drywood termite control is discussed relative to our results.
使用Termatrac®运动探测器对21块受干木白蚁侵害的木板进行了活动检测。使用电阻测深仪钻头识别白蚁蛀道，并用三种即用型（RTU）产品之一进行处理。结果表明，Termatrac在定位白蚁活动方面表现出色，但有9.5%的假阴性率。电阻测深仪定位白蚁蛀道时，在一块木板上平均钻4.6±2.7个孔才能找到至少一个蛀道。处理方法包括三种配方和两种活性成分；一种泡沫剂（吡虫啉）、一种粉剂（氟虫腈）和一种加压罐装的实验配方（氟虫腈）。与对照相比，所有处理均显示每块木板上的白蚁平均数量有所减少。两种处理方法有证据表明消除了虫害，但没有一种配方能消除每块经处理木板上的虫害。结合我们的研究结果，讨论了干木白蚁控制局部处理的概念。
