Efforts at control of the Argentine ant in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii
Krushelnycky PD and Reimer NJ. 1996. Efforts at control of the Argentine ant in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit Technical Report Series. Technical report 109. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, HI
Describes the deleterious environmental effects of the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) and efforts to control it with commercial insecticides. The insecticide Maxforce (hydramethylnon) was tested with various treatments (e.g., honey granules, distribution in exposed piles) and at various application rates. The data showed no significant differences in the rates of nest survival between the treatments after two months: in all cases foraging ant numbers declined an average maximum of 97%. A second application did not result in eradication.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Krushelnycky, Paul; Reimer, Neil
- Date of Issue
- 1996-12
- Publisher
- Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Units
- HALE , HAVO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Argentine ant (Iridomyrmex humilis), Arthropods (Arthropoda), Formicidae (ants), Hawaii, hydramethylnon, Hymenoptera, Insecta (Insects), Insecticides, Invasive Species, Linepithema humile, Maui, maxforce, Pest Management