Termite control compositions

Provided are termite phagostimulatory compositions extracted from fungi coexisting with subterranean termites. In a preferred embodiment, a subterranean termite feeding stimulant is obtained from extracts of fungi coexisting with Reticulitermes hesperus. Termite feeding stimulants in accordance with...

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Hauptverfasser:	WOOD DAVID L, MCPHERSON BRICE A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BEER BIOCHEMISTRY BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS THEREOF CULTURE MEDIA ENZYMOLOGY FISHING FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING METALLURGY MICROBIOLOGY MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS SPIRITS TRAPPING VINEGAR WINE
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Zusammenfassung:	Provided are termite phagostimulatory compositions extracted from fungi coexisting with subterranean termites. In a preferred embodiment, a subterranean termite feeding stimulant is obtained from extracts of fungi coexisting with Reticulitermes hesperus. Termite feeding stimulants in accordance with the present invention may be incorporated into termiticide-treated bait-based systems and methods to selectively target and enhance control of subterranean termites. Also provided are compositions which deter feeding of subterranean termites. These phagodeterrent compositions may be obtained from non-polar extracts of subterranean termite-associated fungus-colonized filter paper. They may also find useful application in termite control strategies, for example, by deterring subterranean termites from colonizing or feeding on particular substrates and structures.