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Termite baiting—how it changed the landscape of the pest management industry and termite research in Southeast Asia.

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Název: Termite baiting—how it changed the landscape of the pest management industry and termite research in Southeast Asia.
Autoři: Lee, Chow-Yang, Lee, Shao-Hung Dennis
Zdroj: Journal of Economic Entomology; Jun2025, Vol. 118 Issue 3, p1029-1037, 9p
Témata: INSECT societies, PEST control, PEST control baits, TERMITES, LANDSCAPE changes
Abstrakt: The management of subterranean termite pests remains a major challenge in Southeast Asia, where these pests cause significant structural and economic damage.Termite baiting has emerged as an effective option to conventional soil termiticides, offering a safer pest management approach with reduced chemical input into the environment. In this paper, we review the history of termite research in Southeast Asia, highlighting the turning points of termite research, from agriculture and plantations to buildings and structures, and the transformative impact of termite baiting on the pest management industry in the region over the last 25 yr. We also discuss the outcome of a survey of pest management professionals on their baiting practices, bait performance, and reinfestation rates. All bait products eliminated termite colonies. There were significant differences in terms of the baiting period to colony elimination, with Xterm outperforming Sentricon, Exterra, and Exterminex. Above-ground (AG) baiting was preferred over in-ground (IG) baiting due to construction constraints and low IG station interception rates. While bait effectively controlled Coptotermes spp., challenges persist in managing fungus-growing termites such as Macrotermes gilvus Hagen. Reinfestation occurred in < 10% of baited premises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstrakt:The management of subterranean termite pests remains a major challenge in Southeast Asia, where these pests cause significant structural and economic damage.Termite baiting has emerged as an effective option to conventional soil termiticides, offering a safer pest management approach with reduced chemical input into the environment. In this paper, we review the history of termite research in Southeast Asia, highlighting the turning points of termite research, from agriculture and plantations to buildings and structures, and the transformative impact of termite baiting on the pest management industry in the region over the last 25 yr. We also discuss the outcome of a survey of pest management professionals on their baiting practices, bait performance, and reinfestation rates. All bait products eliminated termite colonies. There were significant differences in terms of the baiting period to colony elimination, with Xterm outperforming Sentricon, Exterra, and Exterminex. Above-ground (AG) baiting was preferred over in-ground (IG) baiting due to construction constraints and low IG station interception rates. While bait effectively controlled Coptotermes spp., challenges persist in managing fungus-growing termites such as Macrotermes gilvus Hagen. Reinfestation occurred in < 10% of baited premises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00220493
DOI:10.1093/jee/toaf081