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TERMITE LINKS & LITERATURE
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Subterranean Termites; genus: ReticulitermesPlease note: Some of the literature on this site is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer in order to read these documents. You may download Adobe Acrobat Reader from the following site: www.adobe.com . We have indicated that these documents are in pdf format by following the document title and information with a (pdf) link that will open the pdf document.
- Termites: Prevention · Detection · Control by Dr. Barbara L. Thorne and Nancy L. Breisch; Maryland Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin # 245 (pdf)
- Homeowners' Guide to Termite Baits by Dr. Barbara L. Thorne and Nancy L. Breisch; Maryland Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet #772 (pdf)
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Links to related publications:
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Biology and Control of Termites (University of California)
http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/- PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7415.html
- Termite Control: Answers for the Homeowner (University of Kentucky)
http://.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/- entfacts/struct/ef604.htm
- Biology and Control of Termites (University of Toronto)
http://www.utoronto.ca/forest/termite/termite.htm- Biology and Control of Termites (University of Nebraska)
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/- Insects/g1062.htm
- Biology and Control of Termites (Ohio State Fact Sheet)
http://ohioline.osu.edu/- hyg-fact/2000/2092.html
- Termite Biology (North Carolina State University)
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/- ent425/compendium/termites.html
- Protecting Your Home Against Termites (University of Kentucky)
http://www.uky.edu:80/Agriculture/Entomology/- entfacts/struct/ef605.htm
- National Pest Management Association Information for Consumers and Homeowners
http://www.pestworld.org/homeowners- Subterranean and Drywood Termites (Orkin site)
http://www.orkin.com/identifier/identifier02.htm- Subterranean Termites Biology and Control (University of Florida)
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_IG097- Termite Baits
http://extlab1.entnem.ufl.edu/PestAlert/gcb-0414.htm- Termite Baits
http://www.uky.edu:80/Agriculture/Entomology/- entfacts/struct/ef639.htm
- Do-It-Yourself Termite Baits (University of Kentucky)
http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/- entfacts/struct/ef642.htm
- Tips on Selecting a Pest Control Company (North Carolina State University)
http://ipm-www.ncsu.edu/insect_notes/Urban/tips.html- How to Select a Pest Management Firm (National Pest Management Association)
http://www.pestworld.org/homeowners/select-a-prof.asp- Fate of Insecticides Used for Termite Control in Soil
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/Insects/g1260.htm- Dr. Don's Termite Pages
http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~dewart/- Termite Biodiversity and Species Catalog
http://www.unb.br/ib/zoo/docente/- constant/catal/catnew.html
- Subterranean Termite Research Report (comprehensive review and references to the literature; 51 pp., includes Part I & II) published by the National Pest Management Association in 1998:
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Part I:
Biology of Subterranean Termites of the Genus Reticulitermes
By Dr. Barbara L. Thorne, University of Maryland
- Part II: Subterranean Termite Biology in Relation to Prevention and Removal of Structural Infestation By Dr. Brian T. Forschler, University of Georgia
- To purchase a copy of this booklet, contact the National Pest Management Association, 8100 Oak Street, Dunn Loring, Virginia 22027 (703-573-8330) or visit their web site: http://www.pestworld.org/
- Termites: Prevention · Detection · Control by Dr. Barbara L. Thorne and Nancy L. Breisch; Maryland Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin # 245 (pdf)
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TERMITE CONTROL PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS
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The most commonly used termite control products currently on the market are
listed below within treatment categories (baits, "soil drench" termiticides,
wood
treatments, and physical barriers). Products are listed in alphabetical order
by
their trade name, followed by the manufacturer, the active ingredient (compound
that acts against the termite), and the class of chemicals to which that active
ingredient belongs.
Further information on the toxicology, health, and environmental effects of individual pesticides is available through the National Pesticide Telecommunication Network http://www.npic.orst.edu/index.html (telephone 1- 800-858-7378).
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Please click on an topic of interest below:
- Baits
- Liquid "Soil Drench" Termiticides
- Wood Treatments
- Physical Barriers to Exclude Termites
- Baits
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Please click on an topic of interest below:
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BAITS
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Termite baiting is based on a totally different concept than a traditional soil
drench treatment. Instead of applying a chemical barrier designed to exclude
the
voracious pests from a food source, termites are offered food in the form of
baits.
Treatment baits have two components: a matrix containing cellulose (the main
constituent of wood and staple of a termite's diet) and a slow-acting
termiticide.
Termites feeding on the bait are not killed immediately, so they have time to
recruit nestmates to the bait and to pass the pesticide to other colony members.
Like a long-term intravenous port delivering drugs to a patient, baits act as an
artery for delivery of pesticides into the "heart" of a termite colony,
ultimately
leading to decline or perhaps elimination of the colony. Thus the goal of
termite
baiting is suppression of the pest population, not just exclusion. Because
there is
no persistent pesticide applied in the vicinity of a structure, long-term
monitoring
is essential to signal activity of a new or recovered colony of termites
entering a
previously baited area. Some baits are applied as "stand alone" treatments
(i.e.
baits are the sole control method); others are used in combination with a local
or
complete liquid treatment.
- Baits that are currently available via pest management professionals:
- Advance [Whitmire Micro-Gen; diflubenzeron; insect growth regulator]
- Baits that are currently available via pest management professionals:
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- Exterra [Ensystex; diflubenzeron; insect growth regulator]
- Exterra [Ensystex; diflubenzeron; insect growth regulator]
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- FirstLine [FMC; sulfluramide; fluroinated sulfonamide]
- FirstLine [FMC; sulfluramide; fluroinated sulfonamide]
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- HomeGuard [HomeGuard Distributors, Inc]
- HomeGuard [HomeGuard Distributors, Inc]
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- Sentricon [Dow AgroSciences; Hexaflumaron; insect growth regulator]
- Sentricon [Dow AgroSciences; Hexaflumaron; insect growth regulator]
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- Subterfuge [BASF; Hydramethylnon; stomach toxin]
- Subterfuge [BASF; Hydramethylnon; stomach toxin]
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LIQUID "SOIL DRENCH" TERMITICIDES
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- Chemical Options
- Several different types of chemicals are used in soil drench termiticide treatments. The pesticide in a formulation is called the "active ingredient." No matter what the brand or trade name used by your pest management professional, ask about the active ingredient in the formulation so that you understand how the chemical application is designed to work.
- Slow Acting, Non-Repellent Termiticides: Termites travel through soil treated with these compounds. Termites become behaviorally impaired and later die if they encounter a high enough concentration of the chemical either through direct contact or, in some cases, if the chemical is transmitted to a termite by a nestmate. Because these chemicals kill termites, they reduce the colony population, with the goal of suppressing activity in and around a structure.
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- Phantom
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(BASF;
http://www.pestcontrolfacts.com/
- products/Phantom/
-- chlorfenapyr; pyrrole)
- Phantom
- Chemical Options
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- Premise 75
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(Bayer;
http://www.bayerprocentral.com/pest/
- products/view:premise/
-- imidacloprid; chlorinated nicotine derivative)
- Premise 75
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- Termidor
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(BASF;
http://www.termidoronline.com/
- products/termidor/
-- fipronil; phenylpyrazole)
- Termidor
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Synthetic Pyrethroids:
Synthetic pyrethroids act as repellants in the soil.
Termites that encounter the chemical turn away and avoid the treated area but
they are not killed.
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- BifenthrinPro [BASF; bifenthrin]
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- Demon [Syngenta; cypermethrin]
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- Dragnet [FMC; permethrin]
- Dragnet [FMC; permethrin]
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- PermethrinPro [BASF; permethrin]
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- Prelude [Syngenta; permethrin]
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- Prevail [FMC; cypermethrin]
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- Talstar [FMC; deltamethrin]
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WOOD TREATMENTS
(for prevention of wood-destroying organisms; not as
treatments for live termites in wood):
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- BoraCare [Nisus; disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (borax + boric acid); borate]
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- Jecta [Nisus; disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (borax + boric acid); borate]
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- Tim-bor [Nisus; disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (borax + boric acid); borate]
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- Impasse [Syngenta]
