Red imported fire ants cover the insecticide-treated surfaces with particles to reduce contact toxicity

• Published in: Journal of pest science Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 1135 - 1150
• Main Authors: Wen, Chao, Shen, Liming, Chen, Jian, Zhang, Jianlong, Feng, Ying, Wang, Zhong, Chen, Xuan, Cai, Jiacheng, Wang, Lei, He, Yinghao, Wen, Xiujun, Ma, Tao, Wang, Cai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Ants; Avermectin; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Chlorfenapyr; Cypermethrin; Ecology; Entomology; Fipronil; Forestry; Insecticide resistance; Insecticides; Invasive insects; Life Sciences; Original Paper; Pesticides; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Rotenone; Solenopsis invicta; Surface treatment; Thiamethoxam; Toxicity; Workers (insect caste); Insecticide resistance; Repellency; Particle-covering behavior; Tool use

Surface treatment is commonly used in controlling the red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren. In the present study, the behavioral responses of S. invicta workers to surfaces treated with insecticides were investigated. Toxicological tests showed that beta-cypermethrin had the highest cont...