Insecticide Evaluation for Control of the Imported Fire ANT in Floyd County, Georgia, 1990

Abstract

Treatments were evaluated for RIFA control as a dry powder over the top of active mounds or as baits sprinkled around the base of acitve mounds. Each circular plot was. permanently marked with an orange surveyor stake and measured 0.2 acre. Three replicates were used for each treatment. Pretreatment counts were taken on 12 Jun in the 0.1 acre inner circle of each plot. Posttreatment counts of active mounds in the 0.1 acre inner circle were made on 11 Jul and 14 Aug, Treatments were made beginning at 4:00 pm on 12 Jun. The average soil temperature was 85°F.