A method to evaluate the effeetiveness of bait application using a transferred nest of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

IRG/WP 99-20161

K Tsunoda, T Yoshimura, H Matsuoka, Y Hikawa

Although a survey of monitoring stations can tell us the decline of termite activity after application of baits, it seems questionable to conclude an eradication of a Whole colony of subterranean termites if the termites move out their foraging territory. Only reliable method to ensure the success of bait application is to determine the absence of living termites in their nest in accordance with a survey of monitoring stations. A nest of Coptotermes formosanus was first collected from the field and buried back into the soil with some wooden blocks in a test site. Monitoring stations were installed around the nest to examine termite activity. After termites settled down well, mark-release-recapture was applied to estimate foraging population and then bait application was initiated. When foraging activity ceased, the nest was dug out to find any live termites present. This technique allowed us to draw out a conclusion that baiting eliminated a whole colony of C. formosanus.


Keywords: BAIT APPLICATION; MARK-RELEASE-RECAPTURE METHOD; COLONY ELIMINATION; SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS

Conference: 99-06-06/11 Rosenheim, Germany


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