Important Insect Pests in Warm Season Turfgrasses Turfgrass Pest ...
Important Insect Pests in Warm Season Turfgrasses Turfgrass Pest ...
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Fire Ants<br />
• Health hazard: pa<strong>in</strong>ful st<strong>in</strong>gs, allergic reactions<br />
• Colonies <strong>in</strong>vade sunny, open, and disturbed areas,<br />
like playgrounds and athletic fields<br />
• Mounds can be a turf aesthetic problem<br />
• Colonies can nest <strong>in</strong> electrical boxes<br />
• Fire ants are predators of other pests<br />
eXtension:<br />
http://www.extension.org/pages/9730/imported-fire-ants-membership<br />
Fire Ant Baits – common ai’s<br />
• Abamect<strong>in</strong><br />
• Fenoxycarb<br />
• Fipronil<br />
• Hydramethylnon<br />
• Indoxacarb<br />
• (S)-methoprene<br />
• Pyriproxyfen<br />
• Sp<strong>in</strong>osad<br />
How Do You Know It Worked?<br />
• Ants and mounds disappear for a while<br />
• Mounds are not just rebuilt somewhere<br />
else<br />
• Reduction <strong>in</strong> st<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
• But, be warned…<br />
• Treated turf can be re<strong>in</strong>fested from<br />
neighbor<strong>in</strong>g, untreated areas<br />
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