The development of an attract-and-kill bait for controlling the small hive beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

Volume: 51, Issue: 3, Pages: 428 - 435
Published: Jan 15, 2020
Abstract
This research investigates the development of an attract-and-kill bait for in-hive control of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida. The control method employs attracting the beetles to an in-hive trap with a feeding attractant/stimulant where a toxicant is delivered by consuming an edible bait. Investigations into mild insecticides led to the use of boric acid. At low doses, boric acid is non-toxic to humans but lethal to insects. This research...
Paper Details
Title
The development of an attract-and-kill bait for controlling the small hive beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
Published Date
Jan 15, 2020
Journal
Volume
51
Issue
3
Pages
428 - 435
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