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