EVALUATION OF CARBOFURAN FOR THE CONTROL OF HARVESTER ANT (MESSOR GALLA FOREL) IN THE NIGERIAN SUDAN SAVANNA

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dc.contributor.authorAyayi, Folorunso A.
dc.contributor.authorSastawa, B.M.
dc.contributor.authorLale, N.E.S.
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-11T14:05:38Z
dc.date.available2023-12-11T14:05:38Z
dc.date.issued2001-01-01
dc.description.abstractAbstract The effectiveness of dijj"erent formulations of Furadan 3(7" (Carbofuran) a٦١d frequency o f application for the control o f harvester ants, Messor (!//(, ١v«s evaluated on groundnut and ,billet .fields in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria (Latitude 11" 51’ / ٧ and Longitude u " /6" E) frotn August to October, 2000, Results obtained showed that a considerably lower number of harvester ants were found in the vicinity o f nests that received two applications o f each of the three fornndations offttradan than in the vicinity o f nests that received one application. There was a significant difference in the number o f harvester ants between treated nests and untreated nests. Broadcasting 0/ millet seeds baited with furadan in the, run-way o f ant trails or drenching the nests with furadan suspension in water performed considerably better in reducing the population o f ants than the application o f pure granules of furadan.en_US
dc.identifier.citation,r ا ١٠٨ م, B.M. SASTAWA ٣٩٤ N.E.S. LALE, Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University ofMaiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria,en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/3018
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Agronomy, Nasarawa State University Keffien_US
dc.subjectFuradan; Formulation; Messor galla, Management,; Sudan savannaen_US
dc.titleEVALUATION OF CARBOFURAN FOR THE CONTROL OF HARVESTER ANT (MESSOR GALLA FOREL) IN THE NIGERIAN SUDAN SAVANNAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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