Pest Management Professional, May 2018

the pipe and a 35x25x15 inch rectangular pine sapwood block is placed on the treated soil at the bottom of the pipe To prevent weathering of the treated soil a PVC cap is placed on the pipe Completed plots form a grid in the forest see Fig 4 For both methods solutions of candidate termiticides are applied to the soil at the pre construction rate of 1 gallon per 10 square feet in both test types For each plot the wood is evaluated for termite damage annually using a simple scale called the Gulfport scale and the presence or absence of live termites infesting test blocks or boards is noted Damage data are collected using the Gulfport scale 0 no damage 1 nibbles to surface etching 2 light damage with penetration 3 moderate damage 4 heavy damage and 5 board or block destroyed Soil Sampling Since 1998 the testing program has included extra groundboard and concrete slab plots for pesticide residue analysis at each concentration level of a newly installed product Soil sample cores are 1 inch in diameter and 4 inches in length collected both after installation and on each subsequent year of the study The groundboard and concrete slab plots designated for soil samples however have no wood blocks in the plots so they are not read for termite damage The soil samples are then given to the respective product manufacturers for residue analysis of their products These results can provide a timeline of product longevity and soil penetration depth at each time period for the product manufacturers performance StandardS As has been reported in previous annual termiticide reports by the USFS PMP 2016 and earlier there is a single standard for federal Where are the Tables Tables 1 and 2 provide repellent and non repellent termiticide evaluation results collected through 2017 All currently available soil applied termiticide products have had their studies closed at the request of their respective manufacturers No new products have entered the market in 2017 Thus there are no new products whose data can be revealed in this years report The tables and data in this report are exactly the same as the previous report visit Bit ly 2HdWb5s as all of our newly collected data are for as yet unregistered products registration under the EPA and each state has the opportunity to create its own standard As mentioned in the primer section on p 71 the lead agency for structural pest control in each state makes decisions regarding the use or sale of a product via either a state specific regulatory S Hydroprene breaks the insect life cycle EXPERT GUIDANCE PROVEN CONTROL Gentrol Complete Aerosol works tirelessly to deliver responsible solutions insecticide IGR one step approved for use in food handling areas Our team of experts works to help you deliver results Gentrol Complete Aerosol will give you confidence An environmentally responsible solution it is imperative to controlling several pests Visit ZoeconFieldGuide com to contact a Central Life Sciences sales representative Zoecon com Gentrol and Zoecon with design are registered trademarks of Wellmark International Central Life Sciences with design is a registered trademark of Central Garden Pet Company 2018 Wellmark International mypmp net Pest Management Professional May 2018 73