Suggested (retail) prices (August 1990):
| Product | Unit price | Rate/acre | Cost/acre | |
| Bait-formulated insecticides: | ||||
| Logic® (fenoxycarb)
retail (25 lb bag) government program |
6.20/lb | 1-1.5 lbs | 6.20-9.30
5.25-7.88 |
|
| Amdro® (hydramethylnon)
retail (25 lb bag) government program |
5.75/lb
4.20/lb |
1.0 lb | 5.75
4.20 |
|
| Contact insecticides: | Liquid | Granules | ||
| Dursban® 4E (chlorpyrifos)
foraging fire ants, only |
88.00/gal | 0.25 gal | 22.00 | |
| Dursban® 50W (2 lb cans)
6-week certification period |
11.35/lb | 16 lbs | 181.60 | |
| Ford's Dursban 10G* (50 lbs)
4-week certification period 10-week certification period |
2.51/lb | 40 lbs
60 lbs |
100.40
150.60 |
|
| Oftanol® 2 (isofenphos)
2.5 gal @ $156.00 Oftanol 5% 40 lbs |
62.40/gal
1.75/lb |
1 gal
40 lbs |
62.40 | 70.00 |
| Triumph ® 4E (isazophos)**
Triumph 1G** |
179.00/gal
1.45/lb |
0.25 gal
100 lbs |
44.75 | 145.00 |
* Only approved treatment for the USDA Fire Ant Quarantine Treatment
Program
** Not specifically registered for fire ant control in turf
Sources for prices:
Maag Agrochemicals, Inc., Porter Williams/Marty Gibson (8/31/90)
Control Solutions, Houston, Joe Blake, referred to by Jeannie, Ford's
Chemical & Service, Inc. (8/31/90)
DowElanco, Houston, John Roach (08/31/90)
Ciba-Geigy, College Station, Ray Smith
Van-Waters & Rogers, Houston, Kitty Wooten (08/31/91)
Central Valley Chemicals, Lorne Dunham (08/31/90
American Cyanamid, New Jersey, Tammy Maloney (8/31/90)