The Potential of Fluralaner as a Bait Toxicant to Control Pest Yellowjackets in California
The western yellowjacket, <i>Vespula pensylvanica</i> (Saussure), is an important seasonal pest of recreational and outdoor venues in the western United States. Its propensity to scavenge food increases the likelihood of stinging incidences. Control measures are limited to intensive trap...
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| author | Michael K. Rust Chow-Yang Lee Ho Eun Park Kathleen Campbell Dong-Hwan Choe Mary Sorensen Andrew Sutherland Casey Hubble Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann John Kabashima Shu-Ping Tseng Linda Post |
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| description | The western yellowjacket, <i>Vespula pensylvanica</i> (Saussure), is an important seasonal pest of recreational and outdoor venues in the western United States. Its propensity to scavenge food increases the likelihood of stinging incidences. Control measures are limited to intensive trapping and treating subterranean nests. The only toxicant registered for baiting in the US is esfenvalerate, which is ineffective. The objective of this study was to determine the potential of the isoxazoline fluralaner as a bait toxicant. With microsatellite genotyping, a minimum of 27 different colonies were shown to forage at a single monitoring site. Some colonies disappeared after baiting, and new colonies were detected. The implications for baiting and monitoring are discussed. Minced chicken and hydrogel baits containing 0.022% and 0.045% fluralaner significantly reduced foraging yellowjackets. Several bait applications covering large areas will be necessary to provide long-term control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-127477b41aa442ebb66963f3ca3d49f42023-11-17T19:45:45ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502023-03-0114431110.3390/insects14040311The Potential of Fluralaner as a Bait Toxicant to Control Pest Yellowjackets in CaliforniaMichael K. Rust0Chow-Yang Lee1Ho Eun Park2Kathleen Campbell3Dong-Hwan Choe4Mary Sorensen5Andrew Sutherland6Casey Hubble7Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann8John Kabashima9Shu-Ping Tseng10Linda Post11Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USAPlacer Mosquito & Vector Control District, Roseville, CA 95678, USAUniversity of California Cooperative Extension, Alameda County, Hayward, CA 94544, USAUniversity of California Cooperative Extension, Alameda County, Hayward, CA 94544, USAUniversity of California Cooperative Extension, Orange County, Irvine, CA 92618, USAUniversity of California Cooperative Extension, Orange County, Irvine, CA 92618, USADepartment of Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 10617, TaiwanSan Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido, CA 92027, USAThe western yellowjacket, <i>Vespula pensylvanica</i> (Saussure), is an important seasonal pest of recreational and outdoor venues in the western United States. Its propensity to scavenge food increases the likelihood of stinging incidences. Control measures are limited to intensive trapping and treating subterranean nests. The only toxicant registered for baiting in the US is esfenvalerate, which is ineffective. The objective of this study was to determine the potential of the isoxazoline fluralaner as a bait toxicant. With microsatellite genotyping, a minimum of 27 different colonies were shown to forage at a single monitoring site. Some colonies disappeared after baiting, and new colonies were detected. The implications for baiting and monitoring are discussed. Minced chicken and hydrogel baits containing 0.022% and 0.045% fluralaner significantly reduced foraging yellowjackets. Several bait applications covering large areas will be necessary to provide long-term control.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/4/311<i>Vespula pensylvanica</i>isoxazolinefluralanerhydrogel baits |
| spellingShingle | Michael K. Rust Chow-Yang Lee Ho Eun Park Kathleen Campbell Dong-Hwan Choe Mary Sorensen Andrew Sutherland Casey Hubble Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann John Kabashima Shu-Ping Tseng Linda Post The Potential of Fluralaner as a Bait Toxicant to Control Pest Yellowjackets in California Insects <i>Vespula pensylvanica</i> isoxazoline fluralaner hydrogel baits |
| title | The Potential of Fluralaner as a Bait Toxicant to Control Pest Yellowjackets in California |
| title_full | The Potential of Fluralaner as a Bait Toxicant to Control Pest Yellowjackets in California |
| title_fullStr | The Potential of Fluralaner as a Bait Toxicant to Control Pest Yellowjackets in California |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Potential of Fluralaner as a Bait Toxicant to Control Pest Yellowjackets in California |
| title_short | The Potential of Fluralaner as a Bait Toxicant to Control Pest Yellowjackets in California |
| title_sort | potential of fluralaner as a bait toxicant to control pest yellowjackets in california |
| topic | <i>Vespula pensylvanica</i> isoxazoline fluralaner hydrogel baits |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/4/311 |
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