CONTROLLING YELLOW JACKETS WITH FIPRONIL

Katharina Davitt www.klamathbees.com (541) 591-8995 [email protected] Presentation Date: September 22, 2018 Updated: November 2, 2018 Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 PRESENTATIONDOWNLOAD as a pdf download to the as apdfpublic.download d=1zZhBZCrxD4Yb_tsP1iq5yfe https://drive.google.com/open?i Please give credit ifgiveyou useit. Please This presentation is availableThis presentation It is a wonderful resource for for resource It is awonderful https://tinyurl.com/yad852zj you and your fellowyou and NOTG_9rbQ beekeepers. Short URL: Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995        INTRODUCTION has a 5% anaphylactic has a rate. Anaphylaxisin honey beestings while Yellow is 0.5%, Jackets stings risk gettingof stung andpossible allergic reactions are real. havealso become a problem forstate parks and camping sites. The have notonly becomeaproblem forbeekeepers, they mother colony,including the mother, willdie. ahibernationand find spot intheground. All other waspsthe of In fallthey new raise queensfor the next season. Thesequeensmate offspring. they remove all brood andtake them backto their to feed their They willinfiltrate weakbeehives, by killingallthebees. From there Their need for foodresources at late summer is immense. YellowJackets are attheir highest numbersinlate summer. They not are by any means. hasleadtomeats which thembeing calledBees”. “Meat The maindietYellow of Jackets are otherinsects, but they also like most common ones. . They issues, allcausethesame but two these arethe German ( Beekeepers areaffected by YellowJackets ( ) . Thereareseveral in the ) or Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 WASPFAMILIES Vespula Vespula Vespula Vespula intermedia Vespula Vespula Vespula Vespula Vespula Vespula Vespula Vespula Family Vespula vulgaris Vespula Vespula Wasps Family Paper germanica flavopilosa consobrina austriaca atropilosa alascensis acadica vidua sulphurea rufa pensylvanica maculifrons , , Vespa Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes , , Ground , Common , Forest yellowjacket , yellowjacket , Prairie yellowjacket , California yellowjacket , , Southern yellowjacket , , German yellowjacket , Common yellowjacket , Downyyellowjacket , , schrenckii Blackjacket , Western yellowjacket dominulus dominula comanchus chinensis carolina carnifex canadensis balder bahamensis aurifer arizonensis apachus annularis , Golden paper , , Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Dolichovespula Dolichovespula Dolichovespula Dolichovespula Dolichovespula Dolichovespula Dolichovespula Dolichovespula Dolichovespula metricus metrica major laevigatissimus kaibabensis instabilis humilis fuscata flavus facilis exclamans erythrinus dorsalis saxonica norwegica norvegicoides maculata arenaria arctica alpicola albida adulterina , Paper wasp Family , Aerial yellowjacket , , , Vespa borealis , Vespa Baldfaced , Northern aerial yellowjacket Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes Polistes wasp Polistes britannica hornet variabilis tepidus stigma sp_carolina_or_perplexus sgarambus schach riekii perplexus palmarum pacificus olivaceus , Macao paper Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 COMMON IDENTIFICATION INSECT COMMON Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 COMPARISON Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 Source: Stephen G. Parise, Agricultural Production Specialist;HONEY or YELLOWJACKET WASP? Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995    WHATFIPRONIL?IS concentrations arecommonly used. 0.1management a lowconcentration. In market aredilutedandhaveusually concentration. Productson the is It a white powder in full toxic and very to invertebrates. concentrationin (notfull to ducks) Itisinsects. toxic to birdswhen fed rootworms, weevils,andother termites,mole crickets, cockroaches,, fleas, ticks, Fiproniltois used control ants, family.chemical tothat belongs the Fipronilis abroad insecticideuse - 0.0001% phenylpyrazole thrips , Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995    HOWIT WORK?DOES doses. Mammals und humans do notdo haveund humans Mammalsdoses. channels. GABA hyperexcitationhigherat and death lowparalysis at and doses, GABA of action blocking inhibitory the noncompetitively tobinds GABA Fipronilmetabolitemajor In , (fipronil orits sulfone) Fiproniltoxicmore is toand pets. peoplethan insects system insects.in nervous Fipronil worksbyfunction ofthethecentral normal disrupting it. Fipronilwith theywhen contact or comein insects kills eat it A - gatedchannels, therebychloride A in the CNS. This leads toleadsThis in theCNS. Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995    FIPRONIL concentratethe undernameband Taurus. Not nearintests.used the doses Fipronilinconcentrationssold is of 0.01% to 0.1%. It can alsobe purchased a as 9% carcinogen are consideredthese findings to applyonly to rats, Fipronilas a " is classified Researchers foundthyroid both tumors in femalemale and rats fed Whiledose. the highest Fipronilto rats in theirdiet for nearlytwo years to outif find Fipronilcancause cancer. Scientistshave not found anyevidence Fipronilof causingcancer in humans.Researchers fed amountThe offiproniltaken into the acrossbody on the product the skindepends formulation.     metabolitesare thenremovedfrom the body mostlythrough the feces andin alsothe fatty breakstissue, and downinto smallerchemicalscalled metabolites. Fipronil andits ingested dose was absorbed by the body. inOnce the body, Fipronilis found mainly inthe testWhen have eatenFipronil, between 15 of Fipronilwastaken into the body after24 hours. Researchersa of79% dose Fipronilapplied to the skinofrats and foundthat less than 1% A poisoned A poisoned Yellow Jacket nest will not a poison that up the nest digs and eats it all. This makes Fipronil safe to mammals. animaltests have Fipronil been reported. nothas been testedin humans. exposure to fipronilare generally reversible andresolve spontaneously.death inNo abdominal pain,agitation, dizziness, weakness, andtonic Symptomsof acute toxicityviasweating, includesingestion nausea,vomiting, headache, urine. " by the UnitedStates Environmental Protection (U.S. Agency EPA). TESTINGS - 33% (goats) and 30 - clonic seizures. seizures. Clinicalof signs - possible possible human 50% (rats) the of Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995        ENVIRONMENTTHE FIPRONILAND inside of hives. of inside was It nottheday foundapplication. nectar after or in body their a safeit product. Beesshowed on flowers effectsno ill collecting breakdown makesand rapid in sun light fastmechanism It’s acting sunflowers. touse Fipronilfor machinesplanting seed in onblooming corn and tonotshouldbe applied flowering InFranceplants. prohibited itis honeycaused not bees towaytheir find back to hives.their It Fiproniltoxichighly is to bees. Dust Fipronil wasfound to beoflow toxicity to ,but not ducks. makeswhich notdo absorb it, relativePlants a is safe crop product. todown in Exposure it4 breaks light rapidly takesit In thesoil up to125 daysfor toit breakdown. invertebrates. sinceFipronilare ofconcern is toxicRunoffs toand Fiproniltoapplied is lawns a granulateas aliquidor in application. safeto theapplicator. controltermites. lesstoxicis It otherthan products relativelyand Fipronilsprayed is around foundationsinjectedand intoto soil - off from planting machinery from planting machinery off - 12 hours. 12 hours. Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995     FIPRONIL?FIND DO WE WHERE product isCombat Max. product The most cost efficient and forapplication termites. indoor pest outdoor and Taurus concentrates for products also contain it. kill Combat Max roach PetArmor areFrontline,known brands ticks infestations. Commonly products to preventflea and dog orcat foundin ingredient Fipronil istheactive , and PetAction . Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995         VESPEX bait smell. It will be available willIt smell. bait soon. patentsto Fipronil sell the isin Hydrogel. The only difference The Dow Corporationand BASF, others,haveamong for filled a Zealand. Product storesis thefreezer. in www.merchento.com/vespex.html Vespex Beekeepersin New Zealand are now one userof the number 97 productforofferedis 3 tolead This the developmenta productof called yellowjackets Newin Zealand. to approve acrossto officials Fipronil an against as agent no interestof is tobait took It them. a decadeto getthis wasIt found to safe be to and paper the beesbecause wasps werenests 24killedwithin hours! took totheyback whereit nest their feed the broodand it with watched. YellowOnly being Jackets were drawn to and theyit cat foodbased wereFish wasfipronil laced with and insects were toxic toand very risksenvironment.public the and posed priortoused stations reduce wasps.bait Other insecticides In 2000 Newto Zealand testconduct started Fipronilwith in to 15 years to be approvedfor Newuse in public Zealand. waspeffectiveofmethod controlThe most to date tookclose - 99% 99% Yellowin reduction Jackets reported. has been . – A FIPRONILGEL - 8 days and latespringin summer. A Only availableOnly in New Vespex . The . Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995      IN CALIFORNIA TESTS BAIT FIRST Indoxacarb, and Spinosad were not effective. Poison baitsmade up of other insecticides like and scavengethe bait. Dinotefuranwas usuallytoo toxic,workers killing before they could adequatelyrecruit Test with Dinotefuran baits (0.001 to 0.025%) provided inconsistent results. The to0.0025 0.025% fipronil were the consistently most effective baitstested. Dinner were consistently the most accepted bait bases tested. Baitsconsisting of Swanson’s brand canned minced white chicken and PurinaFriskies OceanWhitefish effective a baitas toxicant Yellow against Jackets. The only registered (Onslaught®,bait microencapsulated In 2006 Universityof California Riverside on bait started tests with Fipronil. Chlorfenapyr esfenvalerate , Chlorantraniliprole ) was not , Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995      PRODUCTCOMMERCIAL FORTESTING FURTHER APOSSIBLE a fipronil hydrogel product. Dow Corporation filed apatent for You addwater and done. Fipronil hydrogels form. in dry In the store you would buy the deteriorate like meat. processesbiological and does not the toresearchers it, isinert call even better, the “hydrogel bait,”as readily availablecommercially and, materialssuchgrout. as Hydrogel is treatment and asa thickener for a compound usedsewage in The polymer used polyacrylamide, is absorbs amountslarge of water and swells result.as a and the pesticide Fipronil inamatrix of hydrogel, a gel made of polymers that readily The alternativeto meat used in the new researchmix isaof canned chicken juice Universityof California Riverside expanded on their findings.   approved inthe USA. Remember consumers inthe USA. they have Solution: meat baits wereno ofinterestto Yellow Jackets. meat haspractical limitations,amongthem cost, decay, and desiccation. Further decayed Problem: Development ofan experimentalsyntheticalternative bait that canbe tosold Users must mix their mustmixown costly,Users and be meat can messy bait, which fresh and Vespex inNew notis which Zealand, Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995      PRACTICALAPPLICATION IN HAWAII Other stateOther UShave in parksthe it. also been using Thestate parksin Hawaii have been since baiting 2011. fallearly months. and thesummerin waspactivity of peak period during the areas Vespulayellow jacket other theparkand natural in populations chickento bait appears be aneffective tool forlocal suppressing proteinto carbohydrate foods.0.1%data, ontheir Based fipronil in lateoccurred fromactivity thefallin waspswhenswitch feeding on wherefipronil trial The only failedto terminate yellow jacket nest totime undergroundkill entire colonies. wasThat sufficient forThebait wasin hangingbaitstations applied two to days.three inHawaii.biology for priority conservation of waspcontrolHymenoptera,methodssocial and have been a Hawaiito vulnerable thoughtis to beespecially predacious these latein the theislands 1970s. faunaof The endemic Hawaii’sparksand refugesfollowingnational throughoutspread its The westernyellow jacket wasp ( ) invaded) Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 THE RECIPE OF SUCCESS OF RECIPE THE Yellowjacket taking home home taking the bait the Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 WHATNEEDED? IS Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 PRODUCTLIST            households. on productsitemsare based foundthese inourPricesare already Most of Walmart. at 14.5Ties Zip ($5.97 long inches 50) a packof of equipmenttoused ($2.12 of bag type Ziplocdispose 1 quart forDisposable bags) 20 ($1.94 for type bag for ZiplockSnack sizeDisposable 100 transport bags) paper ($2.96) punch Hole tea($3.13Disposablespoon for100 spoons) bowl mixing ($2.15 Disposable for50) Great Value($2.97Lids with Cups Snack ounces 5.5 for20) Purina Fancy Feast GrilledOcean Whitefish& Tuna Feast canned foodcat ($1.48) glovesmedical Nitrile for ($4.98 Disposable 50) 2.1 Max RoachGel,1 Syringe, Combat Killing Ounces ($7.93) Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 IMPORTANTMESSAGE      eliminate the attractive smell. inside of a storage bag to to dispose used equipment inaccessible to your pets. Best safe manner and make it contaminated equipment in a sure to dispose of the pets like cats and dogs. Make This mix is highly attractive to handling the product. Wear protective gloves while disposable products only. you intend to use for food. Use Do not use dishes or silverware including handling instructions. Pay attention to the safety label roach gel first. Read of the instructions the Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995    PREPARATION out. Add zip fortie hanging. easy keep birds and other non tocups. Add lids. Theseareimportant Divide the poison mix over prepared 4 gloves, since it can irritate the skin. it. Makesure to wear nitrile disposable killing gel contains 0.1%. So simply eyeball beensuggested. Roach Combat Max amounts of0.0025 suggested in literature. Ihave seenvarying is nofixed Fipronilamount of that is cat Mix the food the with roach gel. There bait backto their nest. are forthe wasps to enter and to take the to be pretty, but Theseholes functional. punching several times. Itdoes notneed additional holes, but make largerbythose zip gothroughtie it for hanging. Add opposite sides. This issoyoucan havethe Prepare 4cupsbypunching two holeson - 0.001%Fipronil have - targeted species Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 READYTO OUTSIDE HANG        https://tinyurl.com/fiproniltraps nest.their Yellowjackets forage to up yards 500 from Treating for 3 Traps daily! replenished must be day. overnight,Fipronil the and is inactivenextthe up that intothen trap. It the will only dry heaping teaspoon. is which notDo put more Each containeronly holds enough for oneday, Fipronilthe bait. toand season youwhen see stopcan feeding non Use jacket populations causing issues. youthis traponly when Use havea yellowlarge one week. after difference kill and nestbrood. the You will notice a takepoisoned protein the sourcetoback their children.of petsTheyellowand jackets will Hang upoutside.Keep it high outand of reach - poison traps throughout WHY the - 8 days should be sufficient. 8 dayssufficient. be should Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 ANOTHER VERSION BAIT    amounts amounts slow the process. Do not make large 4 in Remember Fipronil with light falls apart bait to be just enough for one day. with. On the other hand you want the is not water proof like the one I came up and cover the top with chicken wire. This can use your wooden bee package box This one is not entirely proof, but you and base/dealing https://beemaniacs.com/knowledge version… idea. While looking I found an interesting I came up with the snack cup with lid bait. Metal cages are commonly used. trap version to keep birds etc. out of the I’ve looked online and have seen various - - 12 hours. 12 hours. The roach gel is tinted to other - - honey wasps will not finish aday.in - with - bee - yellow - predators/ - jackets - wasps - - Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995 IS THERE A CONCERN ABOUT HONEY BEES? ABOUTHONEY A CONCERN THERE IS    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206385 with protein fipronil containing Non Edwards samplesproduct)per(n =120 collected from 30 hivesover a 2 “ A recent shows study that it is safe around bees. We - did notdid detectfipronil in anyworkerhoney ofthe , orpollenbee bee, detection ED, WoollyED, of honeybee honeybee of hive contamination following EF, McLellan . PLOS13(10): ONE e0206385. RM, Keyzers RA (2018)RA Vespula - year wasp wasp baiting period.“ Katharina Davitt – www.KlamathBees.com - (541) 591-8995                 REFERENCES baiting with protein with baiting fipronil. containing PLOS13(10):ONE e0206385. Edwards https://patents.google.com/patent/US20130195946A1/en?q=fipronil&q=hydrogel&oq=fipronil+hydrogel Dow Patentfor Fipronil Hydrogel.in base/dealing BeeManiacs the Sandy Pest. ,Foote, C. Hanna, D. and 2018,Pages1799 Matrix forWestern Baiting Yellowjacket (:), Dong hydrogel TastesLike Chicken: HydrogelShows PromiseYellowjacketas Bait 241,DOI: yellow jacketsfipronil with MichaelK. Rust,Dong Entomology,UniversityCalifornia, of Riverside,CA; MichaelK. Rust, A. Donald using clustered in beechstationsforest; bait DOI: 10.20417/nzjecol.40.7; Harper, Grant A. 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