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Blueberries

    Red imported fire ant control in a blueberry planting- B.L. Boyd and Bastiaan M. Drees. (1987)
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    Toxicity and residual evaluations of selected surface treatment compounds - Charles L. Barr and Bastiaan M. Drees.   (1991)
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Bait Stations and Chemical Barriers

    Laboratory evaluation of ant bait stations for control of the red imported fire ant- Charles L. Barr and Bastiaan M. Drees.  (1991)
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    Orthene vapor experiment. (1990)
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Potting Media

    Evaluation of Triumph® (isazophos) treated potting media for elimination of red imported fire ants-  Bastiaan M. Drees, Charles L. Barr, and W. Pianta.   (1991)
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    Evaluation of pyrethroid potting medium treatments for the suppression of red imported fire ants- Charles L. Barr and Bastiaan M. Drees. (1993)
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    Evaluation of acephate 15G (Pinpoint™) for elimination of red imported fire ants from potting media- Bastiaan M. Drees and Charles L. Barr. (1994)
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Pecans

    Effect of insecticides applied to pecan tree trunks and the orchard floor for the suppression of the red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)-  Bastiaan M. Drees, Charles L. Barr, William Ree, and David Reue.  (1991)
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    Efficacy of pecan orchard floor treatments for the control of the red imported fire ant-  William Ree, Charles L. Barr, and Bastiaan M. Drees.  (1991)
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    Evaluation of chlorpyrifos trunk treatments on the red imported fire ant, aphids, and natural enemies in pecan canopies-  William Ree, Charles L. Barr, and Bastiaan M. Drees.  (1991)
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    Impact of chlorpyrifos (Lorsban^®) treatments of pecan tree trunks and the orchard floor - Charles L. Barr, Bastiaan M. Drees, and William O. Ree.  (1991)
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Evaluation of Extinguish® for Fire Ant Control in Pecans - Bill Ree and Allen Knutson. (2001)
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Seed Predation Prevention

    Evaluation of the lindane seed treatment, Gammasan^®, to prevent predation by the red imported fire ant on sorghum seed-  Charles L. Barr, Bastiaan M. Drees, and S. Bradleigh Vinson.  (1991)
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    Laboratory and field evaluation of sorghum seed treatments to prevent damage by the red imported fire ant- Bastiaan M. Drees. (1997)
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Insect Growth Regulator

Evaluation of Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO) as a Potential Insect Growth Regulator for Red Imported Fire Ants - Charles L. Barr and Bastiaan M. Drees.  (1999)
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Hay

Evaluation of Potential Imported Fire Ant Quarantine Treatments for Hay Bales - Ronald D. Weeks, Jr., Michael E. Heimer, Charles L. Barr, and Bastiaan "Bart" M. Drees. (2001)
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Evaluation of Certain Fire Ant Insecticide Products and Tactics in a Haying Situation - Mike Mallett, Jason Johnson, and Chris Sansone. (2001)
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Landscape/Turf/Nursery

Evaluation of Certain Fire Ant Insecticide Products and Tactics in a Nursery Situation - Gary Bomar and Chris Sansone. (2001)
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Evaluation of Certain Fire Ant Insecticide Products and Tactics in a Landscape Situation - Scott Edmonson and Chris Sansone. (2001)
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Evaluation of Extinguish®, Distance®, Combination of Distance® and Amdro® and the Two-Step Method for Suppression of Red Imported Fire Ants in Turf - Glen C. Moore. (2001)
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Miscellaneous

Household Pest Ant Control by Homeowner - Scott A. Russell. (1999)
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Evaluation of Potential Imported Fire Ant Quarantine Treatments for Commercial Honey Bee Operations - Ronald D. Weeks, Jr., John G. Thomas, Charles L. Barr, and Bastiaan "Bart" M. Drees. (2001)
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Fire Ant Management on Pop-up Target Firing Ranges - Michael Merchant. (2001)

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Management Practices for Red Imported Fire Ant Populations on Texas Army National Guard Grounds - Final Report, October 2, 2000 - Rody L. Best and Charles L. Barr. (2001)

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For further technical information on the content of these reports or to find out more about contracting Fire Ant Applied Research services, contact:

Bastiaan "Bart" M. Drees
Professor, Extension Entomologist and Regents Fellow
Department of Entomology
412 Minnie Belle Heep, 2475 TAMU
College Station, TX   77843-2475
Ph: 979-845-7026
Fax: 979-845-7029
Email:  b-drees@tamu.edu  

Dr. Charles L. Barr Extension Program Specialist
Department of Entomology
Building 4431, TAMU Riverside Campus
Highway 47, P.O. Box 2150
Bryan, TX 77806
Phone: 979-845-6800
Fax: 979-845-6501
E-mail: cbarr@tamu.edu