Evaluation of commercial termiticides and baiting systems for pest management of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera : rhinotermitidae)

摘要

Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermesformosanus (Shiraki), continue to expand into new areas of the United States. Initially introduced and identified in two port areas of Texas (Galveston/Houston Ship Channel area and the Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange area), there are currently (YR 2001) fifteen (15) counties with confirmed infestations of the species (See maps). The majority of these counties are not contiguous with the original coastal introduction, alluding to proliferation by human commerce, rather than by typical alate swarming behavior.