@article {33454,
	title = {Effects of liquid insecticide baits on Argentine ants in California{\textquoteright}s coastal vineyards},
	journal = {Crop Protection (Guildford, Surrey)},
	volume = {25},
	year = {2006},
	note = {Part of FORMIS 07; from NAL{\textquoteright}s AGRICOLA; from-DPW, },
	month = {June},
	pages = {592-603},
	abstract = {Liquid ant baits were evaluated for control of Argentine ants, Linepithema humile (Mayr), and associated mealybug pests (Pseudococcus species) in commercial vineyards. In all trials, liquid baits were an insecticide dissolved in 25\% sugar water. In 2000, two liquid baits--crystalline boric acid and imidacloprid--were deployed in ground-based dispensers at rates of 85 (site 1) and 175 (site 2) dispensers per ha. Season-long ant densities were significantly lower than a no-insecticide control in only the boric acid treatments, and at only 1 of 2 sites. In 2001, four liquid baits--imidacloprid, fipronil, and thiamethoxam, each mixed at 0.0001\% (A.I.)--were delivered in ground-based dispensers at a rate of 120 dispensers per ha. There was no treatment impact on ant or mealybug densities. In 2002, a liquid bait--thiamethoxam, mixed at 0.0001\% (A.I.)--was delivered in ground-based (site 1) and canopy-based (site 2 and 3) dispensers that were recharged every 2 wk and cleaned every 4 wk, and deployed at rates of 160 (sites 1 and 2) and 620 (site 3) dispensers per ha. There was a significant reduction of season-long ant densities in liquid bait treatments at all sites, and of mealybug densities at 2 of 3 sites; crop damage was significantly lower in the liquid bait treatment at all sites. The results are discussed with respect to the methodologies used to deploy liquid baits and the development of a viable commercial program.},
	author = {Daane, K.M. and Sime, K.R. and Hogg, B.N. and Bianchi, M.L. and Cooper, M.L. and Rust, M.K. and Klotz, J.H.}
}
@article {33451,
	title = {An evaluation of several urban pest management strategies to control Argentine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)},
	journal = {Sociobiology},
	volume = {50},
	year = {2007},
	note = {Part of FORMIS 09; from-DPW, },
	pages = {391-398},
	abstract = {*[All of the treatments significantly reduced ant activity over the course of the 8-wk study.  The greatest reductions were achieved at homes that were treated with fipronil.  Especially noteworthy was the fipronil spot treatment which reduced ant activity around homes by 90\% at 8 wks.  Homes treated with liquid borate bait attained a 73\% reduction in ant activity at 6 wks, \& 83\% when combined with a perimeter spray of fipronil.  Other combination treatments with fipronil were equally effective, especially bifenthrin granules, 90\% reduction at 8 wks.  At the end of the study 79\% of the homeowners rated the treatments as very effective.]},
	author = {Klotz, J.H. and Rust, M.K. and Greenberg, L. and Field, H.C. and Kupfer, K.}
}
@article {33452,
	title = {Liquid borate bait for control of the argentine ant, Linepithema humile, in organic citrus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)},
	journal = {Florida Entomologist},
	volume = {89},
	year = {2006},
	note = {Part of FORMIS 07; from NAL{\textquoteright}s AGRICOLA; from-DPW, },
	month = {Dec.},
	pages = {469-474},
	author = {Greenberg, L. and Klotz, J.H. and Rust, M.K.}
}
@article {3848,
	title = {The Argentine ant - a significant invasive species in agricultural, urban and natural environments},
	journal = {Sociobiology},
	volume = {37},
	year = {2001},
	note = {Part of FORMIS 01; from NAL{\textquoteright}S AGRICOLA; from-DPW, },
	pages = {3-25},
	author = {Vega, S.J. and Rust, M.K.}
}
@article {3747,
	title = {Controlling argentine ants in residential settings (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)},
	journal = {Sociobiology},
	volume = {51},
	year = {2008},
	note = {Part of FORMIS 08; from-DPW, },
	pages = {579-588},
	abstract = {*[Most effective was a combination of a perimeter spray with fipronil + broadcast application of bifenthrin granules, gave 93\% reduction of ants after 8 wks).  A sweet water bait with 0.001\% imidacloprid provided about 80\% reduction of ants for one month.  All of the treatments significantly reduced ant activity, \& at the end of the study 95\% of the homeowners rated the treatments as very effective.  In a survey of homeowners living in a neighborhood infested with Argentine ants, more than 70\% were doing their own ant control using over-the-counter insecticides.  However, only 10\% of this group reported achieving complete or almost complete ant control.  In contrast, of the 20\% of homeowners that hired professional pest control services, 63\% reported complete or almost complete ant control.]},
	author = {Klotz, J.H. and Rust, M.K. and Field, H.C. and Greenberg, L. and Kupfer, K.}
}
