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Efficacy of Maxforce bait for control of the Argentine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii

Author:
Krushelnycky, Paul, Reimer, Neil
Title:
Efficacy of Maxforce bait for control of the Argentine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii
Periodical:
Environmental Entomology
Year:
1998
Volume:
27
Pages:
1473-1481
Subject:
Argentine ant Linepithema humile Haleakala National Park Invasive ants Ants control
Summary:
In an effort to control the Argentine ant at Haleakala National Park, the authors tested various strategies of baiting with Maxforce. All achieved over 90% reduction in foraging ants, but none resulted 100% eradiction due to, probably, bait efficacy over time.
Label:
Insects - Ants
URL:
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1076&context=entomologyother
Date:
1998
Collection:
Periodicals