Insecticide Evaluation for Control of the Imported Fire Ant in Tift County, Ga, 1992

Six treatments wen evaluated as follows: Orthene® and Safecide® applied as dry powders over the top of active mounds, Orthene® applied as a drench, Logic® and Safecide’ baits sprinkled around the base of active mounds, and an untreated control. Each 0.2 acre circular plot was permanently marked with an orange surveyor stake. Three replicates were used for each treatment. Pretreatment counts were taken on 29 Jul in the 0.1 acre inner circle of each plot. Posttreatmeni counts of active mounds in the 0.1 acre inner circle were made on 6 Aug, 25 Aug, 3 Sep, and 20 Oct. Treatments were initiated at 7:30 AM on 29 Jul The average soil temperature was 90°F.