Strategies for controlling the ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum(Hymenoptera;Formicidae) with liquid bait
2013
Luo, Y.P., Chia-nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan | Chang, N.T., National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
The ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum , is a household pest and a considerable nuisance, The aim of this study is to demonstrate the toxicity and control efficacy of boric acid in liquid bait against queen and worker ghost ants, The LT50 values for workers fed with 0.5%-2.5% boric acid and 2% chicken peptone in 20% sucrose water solutions were 4.3-2.4 days. The lethal times for queen ghost ants fed with various concentrations of a boric acid solutions werre not repellent to the fhost ant workers.
اظهر المزيد [+] اقل [-]الكلمات المفتاحية الخاصة بالمكنز الزراعي (أجروفوك)
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