Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society (2003) 36, 129-133

Glenn Y. Taniguchi, Asher K. Ota, Michael K. Kawate, Kenneth G. Rohrbach and Grant K. Uchida (2003)
Preliminary field tests on the suitability of Amdro^TM and Distance^TM in ant bait container for control of the big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 36, 129-133
Abstract: Studies were conducted to (1) select a suitable brand of bait container for use in the control of big-headed ant in an agricultural situation, (2) determine the short-term effects of environmental conditions on the potency of Amdro^TM in a suitable bait container, and (3) to compare the effectiveness under field conditions of various spacings of bait containers using Distance^TM and Amdro^TM in sequence. Perimeter Patrol System bait container was selected as the most suitable for field use based on the capacity to contain sufficient amounts of Amdro^TM, lower cost, smaller size, low profile shape, and ease of handling. Potency of Amdro^TM was retained in the Perimeter Patrol System container for a period of twelve weeks. Bait containers spaced at 15.24 m apart in a field plot had the best control compared with 7.62 and 30.48 m spacings.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Pheidole megacephala		U.S.A. (Hawaii)