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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Broadcast Insecticide Tests

1       Indoxacarb Bait Effects on Mound Activity and Foraging by Red Imported Fire Ants, Palestine Airport Broadcast Test - 2002 

6       Commercially Available Broadcast Compounds for the Control of Red Imported Fire Ants

10     Testing of Wheat-based Baits for Use in the Australian Fire Ant Eradication Program

13     The Active Ingredient Indoxacarb as a Broadcast Bait for the Control of Fire Ants

16     Testing of TopChoice^® and Firestar^® Alone and in Combination for the Control of Red  Imported Fire Ants

19     The Experimental Compound Noviflumuron as a Broadcast Bait for the Control of Red  Imported Fire Ants

22     Comparison of Fire Ant Bait Products in Fort Bend County

25     High-Volume Broadcast Applications of Hydramethylnon Bait for the Control of Fire Ants

28     Different Ratios of s-Methoprene and Hydramethylnon Baits as Hopper Blends for the Suppression of Red Imported Fire Ants

32     Effectiveness of Hopper Blend Broadcast Baits in Unfavorable Conditions

35     Speed of Suppression of Different Carrier Formulations of Fipronil

37     Evaluation of Extinguish for Fire Ant Control in Pecans in Comanche County, Texas. 1999-2002.

40     Clinch^™ Broadcast Bait for the Control of Red Imported Fire Ants in Pecan Orchards

42     A  Field Comparison of Five Broadcast Baits Applied at Full Rate, as Hopper Blends and as Skip-Swaths

48     Spinosad Bait Rate and Formulation Study

51     Comparison of Different Formulations of Broadcast Fipronil for the Control of  Red Imported Fire Ants

Individual Mound Treatment Tests

53      Evaluation of “Organic” and Alternative Imported Fire Ant Mound Drench Treatments

56      Evaluation of Organic^™ Solutions All Crop Multipurpose Commercial and Agricultural Insecticide as a Red Imported Fire Ant Mound Drench Treatment

61      Crushed Neem Seed for the Control of Individual Colonies of Red Imported Fire Ants

64      Two Formulations of Granular Permethrin for the Control of Individual Colonies of Red Imported Fire Ants 

68      Deltamethrin Dust for the Control of Individual Colonies of Red Imported Fire Ants

70      Effectiveness of Pyrethrin and Pyrethroid-containing Formulations of Diatomaceous Earth for the Control of Individual Fire Ant Colonies

73      Evaluation of Gardenville Soil Conditioner as a Drench Treatment for the Control of Individual Red Imported Fire Ant Colonies

75      Effectiveness of Exxant for the Control of Individual Red Imported Fire Ant Colonies

79      Control of Individual Colonies of Red Imported Fire Ants with a Drench of the Bacteria  Xenorhabdus spp.

IMT plus Broadcast Tests

81     Effectiveness of Amdro Yard Treatment Applied as Individual Mound Treatments, Broadcast and in Combination

84     Granular Bifenthrin Applied as Individual Mound Treatments and Broadcast for the Control of Fire Ants

87     IGR Bait Individual Fire Ant Mound Treatments for Small-Area Fire Ant Control

89     Fipronil Application Trial - Hallettsville Municipal Airport 2002:

1) Two-Step Application of Granular and Bait Formulations of Fipronil

2) Control of Fire Ant Colonies Along Paved Surfaces with Broadcast Fipronil and Individual Mound Treatments

3) Broadcast and Individual Mound Treatments in Yard-sized Plots Including Hardscape Borders

96    Comparison of Amdro, Spectracide Fire Ant Bait and Diazinon Using Broadcast and Individual Mound Treatment Applications

Special Situations and Products

100   Impacts of the Red Imported Fire Ant upon Predators, Aphids and Noctuid Eggs in Cotton Fields

107   A Field Evaluation of the Impact of Fire Ants on Quality and Yield of Peanuts in Comanche Co., Texas.

109   Speed of Fire Ant Foraging Suppression Using Spinosad Broadcast Bait

112   Yield Loss Due to Fire Ant Mounds in Hay Harvesting

114   NouGuard Capsaicin Spray as an Ant Repellent on Tree Trunks

Community-wide Fire Ant Management Programs

118   Community-wide Imported Fire Ant Management in Texas

122   Lakecliffe Drive Community-Wide Fire Ant Management Program, Harker Heights, Texas