Effect of Premise (R) 75 WSP as Perimeter Treatments on Structures Infested with Reticulitermes flavipes and Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

In the study described herein, 20 privately owned structures were treated with a 0.05% AI solution of imidacloprid (Premise* 75 WSP) in an attempt to control infestations of subterranean termites. Voucher specimens were collected from each structure and properly identified. Ten structures were infested with Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), and 10 structures were infested with Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. Applications were made at a rate of 15 L per 3.05 m per 0.30 m of depth. All structures were inspected through 42 months post-treatment. One structure infested with R. flavipes required post-treatment remediation at the 9 month post-treatment inspection. Six structures (60%) infested with C. formosanus required post-treatment remediation, with the first activity found at 6 months.

Effect of Premise (R) 75 WSP as Perimeter Treatments on Structures Infested with Reticulitermes flavipes and Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Academic Article