Liquid baits control Argentine ants sustainably in coastal vineyards | Zendy

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Liquid baits control Argentine ants sustainably in coastal vineyards

Author(s) -

Monica L. Cooper,

Kent M. Daane,

Erik H. Nelson,

Lucía Varela,

Mark C. Battany,

Neil D. Tsutsui,

Michael Κ. Rust

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

california agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2160-8091

pISSN - 0008-0845

DOI - 10.3733/ca.v062n04p177

Subject(s) - mealybug , argentine ant , sustainability , toxicant , ecology , ant , agroforestry , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry , toxicity , hemiptera

Liquid ant baits are an alterna- tive to broad-spectrum insecticide sprays conventionally used to con- trol Argentine ants. We review the development of liquid ant baits, which capitalize on the ants' sugar- feeding requirements and social structure to deliver small doses of toxicant throughout the colony. The ant bait program described here, developed for commercial vine- yards, also has the potential to fa- cilitate the use of biological controls for mealybug and scale pests. The implementation of an Argentine ant bait program will enable grape growers to target other pests more selectively with insecticides, further contributing to their sustainable viticulture practices.

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