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Acephate

What is Acephate?

Acephate is an active ingredient-classified as an organophosphate-found in many commercial pest control products, including Orthene PCO Pellets, Orthene Ornamental and Turf Spray, and Acephate 75 SP.

 

What pests are targeted by Acephate insecticides?

Acephate is most effective on turf, tree, and ornamenta ...


Ant Baiting Tips What Kind of Bait Should I Use?

The bait you use for a given infestation will largely depend on the feeding preferences of the ant species. To determine this:

 

1) Perform a nontoxic food preference survey using either a plastic bait tray or white index card. Include at least one sweet and one protein food source, such as jelly or honey and peanut but ...


Control Fire Ants

While it is possible to completley eliminate fire ants from a single property for a short period of time, fire ants are known to reinvade quickly. Regular repeat treatments are needed to keep fire ant populations at a minimum.


Step 1)
Broadcast of slow-acting granular bait

Apply slow-acting granular bait liberally to the infested area a ...


Fire Ant Bait

Fire Ant Bait is an excellent choice for fire ant Control

When it comes to fire ants, killing the queen ant is vital to colony elimination and control. Once the queen is killed, the colony will have no chance of relocating. Baiting is an effective method for fire ant control because it allows foraging ants to feed the queen.


Broadcast of slow ...


Fire Ant Killer

Fire Ant Killer Poisons

While it is possible to completely eliminate Fire ants from a single property for a short period of time, Fire ants are known to reinvade quickly. Regular repeat treatments of professional grade Fire ant killers are needed to keep Fire ant populations at a minimum.


1) Fire Ant Killer Granular Baits

When ...


Fire Ant Mound Treatments Individual mounds may be treated with a liquid drench of insecticide or an insecticidal bait.


Mound Treatment By Drenching


Mound drenches, which are insecticides diluted with water, work as contact insecticides. To be effective, the drench must trickle ...

Fire Ants Identification & Biology Physical Appearance
  • Fire ants are reddish brown to black in color.
  • Fire ants are about 1/8 inch long.
  • Worker Fire ants are small, dark in color, variable in size, aggressive, and sting persistently.
  • Even in the largest of workers, the head width of a fire ant never exceeds the width of its abdomen.


Behavior


General Ant Control

Prevention:

The best approach to ant control in the home is cleanliness. Any type of food or food particles can attract and provide food for ants. Store food in tight containers. Remove plants that can attract ants or control aphids, whiteflies and other insects that produce honeydew. Reduce moisture sources, including condensation and leaks. Inspection. Location o ...


Georgia Pest Control

Georgia Extension Office Information

For specific information on a pest in your area, please visit your state extension website: http://www.caes.uga.edu/extension/. From this page you can enter your zip code to find a contact phone number for your specific locale.


Most Common Househ ...


Hydramethylnon

What is hydramethylnon?

Hydramethylnon is an odorless, yellow-orange crystalline solid, functioning most frequently as the active ingredient in read-to-use roach and ant bait formulations. Hydramethylnon bait stations, bait gels, and granulars target a wide variety of ant and roach species both indoors and outdoors.


How does hydramethlynon work t ...


IGRs (Insect Growth Regulators)

What is an IGR?

Insect Growth Regulators (IGR's) are chemicals -such as hydroprene and methoprene-that disrupt and impede the life cycle of insects in the egg and larvae stage of development. The idea with an IGR is that if an insect cannot reach adulthood, it cannot reproduc ...


Texas Pest Control

Texas Extension Office Information

For specific questions of information on Texas pest control, please visit your state extension website: http://texasextension.tamu.edu/, or contact an extension officer by phone.

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