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Weed Management in Home Lawns
... nutrients and water necessary for normal growth and development. Systemic herbicides generally are slower acting and kill plants, over a period of days. Examples of systemic herbicides include glyphosate ... repeat applications of the organic arsenicals (e.g., MSMA). Although effective, the treatments are slow to kill the weeds and repeat applications are generally necessary, resulting in extensive ...
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Ants
... kill the queen(s) so no other ants are produced. The ideal bait contains a slow-acting, non-repellent toxicant that is incorporated into a preferred food substrate. There are many types ...
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Ant Trails: A Key to Management with Baits
... the problem. However, this only holds true if the bait contains a toxicant that is slow-acting. Fast-acting insecticides are only going to kill foraging ants, allowing the queen, nest workers, and ... soon replace those few that are killed before sharing the poison with their nest mates. Slow-acting insecticides allow time for the foragers to exchange food, eventually eliminating the entire nest when ...
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Subterranean Termites
... termite colonies. Termite baits consist of paper, cardboard, or other termite food, combined with a slow-acting substance lethal to termites. Regardless of which bait is used, the customer must be prepared ...
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Soil Preparation And Liming
... content. Owing to its relatively slow reaction, it should be applied well ahead of planting (two to three months). Hydrated lime may be used where a quick acting material is required. It ...
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White-footed Ants
... killed to cause the brood to die of starvation. It is also thought that very slow-acting bait toxicants may, after some time, end up in the trophic eggs. What If I ...
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