Chlorantraniliprole: a New Termiticide

Abstract:
Altriset™ (18.4% SC, Chlorantraniliprole) exhibited delayed mortality in termites both in topical and limited exposure bioassays. When exposed for as low as 5 minutes on sand treated at =25 ppm, worker mortalities reached >90% by day 5. Termites behaved normally (walking, grooming etc.) for several hours after acquiring lethaldoses. Tunneling study showed that it is a non-repellent compound and as little as 1 ppm on sand will stop the termites from penetrating the treated length of the sand column (8 cm). All the concentrations in brief exposures caused 100% mortality in termites.