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Worker aggregation and baiting for management of subterranean termites
1994 - IRG/WP 94-10052
…friendly management strategies. Worker aggregation and baiting are promising strategies. Aggregation is mediated through food recognition, attraction to some synthetic chemicals such as d-camphor, cinnamyl alcohol and sereral styryl compounds, semiochemicals released by wood decay fungi like Gloeophyllum trabeum,…
P K Sen-Sarma
Subterranean termite foraging behaviour and the development of baiting methods used for termite control by the Division of Forest Products
1994 - IRG/WP 94-10058
…researched by our Division for over ten years, emphasis on baiting methods in controlling these termites has been a major facet of our research. Recently, the new Australian Standard (AS 3660 -1993) was released which outlined the use of physical barriers (Granitgard and Termi-Mesh) as alternatives to soil chemical…
J R J French, J W Creffield, B M Ahmed
Feeding stimulants to enhance bait acceptance by Formosan termites
1994 - IRG/WP 94-10055
Four nitrogenous compounds were found to increase feeding by Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki in the laboratory. Cardboard disks dipped in urea solutions were consumed significantly more than untreated cardboard disks. Cardboard dipped in 8% urea showed a signif…
G Henderson, M Kirby, J Chen
Physical barriers and bait toxicants: The Romeo and Juliet of future termite control
1991 - IRG/WP 1503
…of such barriers being penetrated, the use of suitable bait systems and toxicants is considered a fruitful "back-up" strategy in future termite control measures. Such a system is environmentally friendly, has wide public acceptance, and readily marketable.
J R J French
Laboratory evaluation of disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (TIM-BORÒ ) as a wood preservative or a bait-toxicant against the Formosan and eastern subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
1991 - IRG/WP 1513
…flavipes, respectively when TIM-BORÒ is used in a bait-toxicant application.
N-Y Su, R H Scheffrahn
Field evaluation of several bait toxicants for subterranean termite control: A preliminary report
1988 - IRG/WP 1376
…been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of several bait toxicants in reducing subterranean termite populations at the Chipola Experimental Forest in Florida. Tests with fenoxycarb (Ro 13-5223), Ro 16-1295, and Avermectin B1 indicated that fenoxycarb showed the most promise. Large numbers of presoldiers and…
S C Jones
Trials on the field control of the Formosan subterranean termite with Amdro® bait
1982 - IRG/WP 1163
…in Hawaii. At the concentration of 180 ppm, the toxicant bait was ineffective one month after the introduction. At higher concentrations (> 6,400 ppm), the baits were eaten initially; however, one week after introduction, termites avoided or covered the baits. The 15,000 ppm baits supressed the activity of one…
N-Y Su, M Tamashiro, J R Yates III
Efficacy of Avermectin B1 dust and bait formulations in new simulated and accelerated field tests
1985 - IRG/WP 1257
Avermectin B1 on a silica carrier dust was used in dust and bait formulations whose efficacy against Reticulitermes flavipes was assessed in new simulated and accelerated field tests. A 0.5 mg avermectin/mg dust and a bait with 50 ppm avermectin in paper pulp sandwiched between pieces of corrugated boxboard caused…
G R Esenther
Real-time evaluation of connected in-ground termite stations in laboratory colonies of Coptotermes gestroi and Prorhinotermes sp.
2025 - IRG/WP 25-11082
…into the stations, were gradually replaced with neutral bait cartridges (without insecticide) made of specific plant fibers to analyze termite trophic preferences and exploration dynamics.
The results show that the two substrates are consumed in different proportions, and that both species exhibit distinct…
M Butin, F Chopinet, S Savriama, D Messaoudi
Evaluating the Efficacy of Arnica Extract-Based Termiticide from Berkem Biosolutions® in Subterranean Termite Control: A Comprehensive Laboratory and Four-Year Field Study
2025 - IRG/WP 25-20731
…height) with a cover was put in the middle of it. A wood bait (rubberwood, dimension 5 x 5 x 10 cm) is placed inside the PVC pipe to indicate termite presence/attack to pass the treated soil barrier. Installed in January 2021, the assessment data were collected for four years (ongoing observation). Subterranean…
D Messaoudi, S Khoirul Himmi, D Tarmadi, I Guswenrivo, S Yusuf
ProFume® pre-shipment treatments of round wood against infestations with bark-breeding beetles - technical improvements
2025 - IRG/WP 25-41017
…and a common practice in Germany is fumigation of freight containers loaded with infested round wood logs with the plant protection product ProFume® containing sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) as active substance. In recent years, the Phytosanitary Control Centre at Germany’s primary domestic port of export for logs has…
S Kümmritz, G M Kroos
Phytosanitary treatment of roundwood for oversea shipping - on the suitability of dry heat treatment as alternative to climate-change effective fumigation
2024 - IRG/WP 24-50394
…pests. This is generally done by fumigating shipping containers packed with roundwood with sulfuryl fluoride, a potent greenhouse gas. After treatment, the gas is released into the atmosphere, causing massive emissions. Since 2017, the usage of sulfuryl fluoride in the Port of Hamburg has multiplied up to…
G Weber, L Schrader, J Trautner
Laboratory durability testing of preservative treated wood products – first attempts and observations
2023 - IRG/WP 23-20697
…incubated for a period of 16 weeks. Contamination of test containers and specimens with mould were negligible. Compared to mass loss measurements, the quantitative evaluation of decayed areas on the specimen sections was more laborious and time-consuming. Mass loss measurements on the specimens were not possible,…
C Brischke, M Sievert, M Schilling, S Bollmus
Development of accelerated decay test for CLT using a fungus grown on agar medium
2019 - IRG/WP 19-20664
…results, the mass loss of the samples attached with two containers (samples sandwiched between two containers) was higher than of with one container. The mass loss of the samples exposed for 3 months with two containers was lower than that of the samples exposed for 6 months with one container. The method with two…
T Miyauchi, K Kambara, W Ohmura, T Mori, H Matsunaga, N Hattori
Preservative Treatment of CLT: An Example at Shimojishima Airport
2019 - IRG/WP 19-30748
…and insects at low retentions (Lloyd, 1997) and are even bait toxicants against subterranean termites at low retention (e.g. Jones, (1991). Such approaches have been successfully used in residential construction such as under the old German Standard DIN 68-800 where lumber was dipped in a 10% disodium octaborate…
J Lloyd, N Yamashita, A Taylor
Above-ground performance of a buffered amine oxide treatment system against Mastotermes darwiniensis
2016 - IRG/WP 16-10855
…and E. diversicolor. Untreated hardwoods and slash pine bait wood (P. elliottii) were severely attacked or destroyed, while untreated P. sylvestris was moderately to heavily attacked and untreated P. radiata only light-moderately attacked probably due to its high heartwood content. In softwoods, the H2…
L J Cookson, R W Clawson Jr
Evaluation of the effects of different concentrations of Fipronil against Reticulitermes grassei (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)
2016 - IRG/WP 16-30702
…5 days. This data can be useful when using Termidor in bait systems allowing the termites to carry it to their colonies without showing any symptoms.
J R Carbonero-Pacheco, R Molero, M E Alcaide, J Diz, M Gaju
Remote sensing for detection of termite infestations—Proof of Concept
2015 - IRG/WP 15-10846
…available sensor systems. Above ground termite bait stations were determined to be the best method of housing the various sensors to permit ease of subsequent baiting if any termite activity was detected. We conclude that it is feasible and cost effective to monitor valuable wooden structures, like…
F Green III, R A Arango, C R Boardman, K J Bourne, J C Hermanson, R A Munson
The development of a field testing technique using Coptotermes lacteus mounds in Australia
1985 - IRG/WP 1270
A method to rapidly screen potential bait substrates placed around Coptotermes lacteus mounds is described. A perforated P.V.C. conduit is buried in a shallow trench in a rectangular arrangement around an active mound. Seven P.V.C. holders containing cork baits are inserted vertically into the…
J R J French, P J Robinson
Preliminary laboratory bioassay to evaluate engineered Fibre-boards against subterranean termites C. acinaciformis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
2012 - IRG/WP 12-10768
…treatments of wood panels were placed into 1 lt glass jar containers half filled with moistened mound material and five grams of foraging C. acinaciformis (~ 8% soldiers). The results were very conclusive with significant mass loss of the treated and untreated wood panels. Untreated panels and water treated panels…
B M Ahmed (Shiday), H Militz, B Ozarska, I Ali, L Kloeser
Decay factors in termite in-ground monitoring stations
2012 - IRG/WP 12-10775
…material monitor (cellulosic matrix) and/or a termiticide bait held in a open plastic holder so facilitates examination and the termite access. Wood and other cellulosic substrates are subjected not only to termite attack, but also to fungal decay, which may interfere both with usefulness of the monitoring stations…
S Duarte, A M Taylor, Jae-Woo Kim, J D Lloyd, M Duarte, L Nunes
Biodegration of treated wood waste by native fungal communities of tropical soil in French Guiana
2012 - IRG/WP 12-50285
…(non-treated) woods samples have been incubated in containers of forest soil in Guyana. The first two samplings of these woods and soils have been realized five months apart. A crop and molecular study allowed us to isolate and identify forty strains of Ascomycetes able to develop on wood and resist…
A Zaremski, L Gastonguay, C Zaremski, F Chaffannel, J Beauchêne, G LeFloch
Observations on colony collapse in Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) in laboratory and field settings in Wisconsin
2010 - IRG/WP 10-10709
…Indoor and outdoor colonies of R. flavipes were baited with commercial cellulose monitoring stations and rolled cardboard stations. If the commercial cellulose baits were attacked, they were replaced with termidicidal baits containing 0.25% diflubenzuron (a chitin synthase inhibitor). In active cardboard…
F Green III, R A Arango, G R Esenther
Preventing decay in termite monitoring stations
2010 - IRG/WP 10-30546
In-ground monitoring stations and termite baits are widely used in the southern United States with the intent of detecting and eradicating subterranean termite activity near buildings. These stations comprise a wood (or other cellulose material) substrate (monitor) and perhaps a termiticidal toxicant…
A M Taylor, Jae-Woo Kim, S Duarte, L Nunes, J D Lloyd
An Overview of the Status of the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Cargo Container Booklet
2009 - IRG/WP 09-20420
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H Greaves, J W Creffield