- Author: Dong Hwan Choe
- Author: Chow-Yang Lee
- Author: Michael K Rust
Published on: March 26, 2024
![Figure 4. Examples of lawn-concrete interface in residential settings. The picture on the left shows one of the lawn-concrete sites tested in the experiment. Photos by Dong-Hwan Choe.](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests/blogfiles/105729small.jpg)
Figure 4. Examples of lawn-concrete interface in residential settings. The picture on the left shows one of the lawn-concrete sites tested in the experiment. Photos by Dong-Hwan Choe.
Ants are one of the major seasonal pests around structures in California's urban environments. Pest management companies throughout the state report that ants are responsible for a significant proportion of their pest control services. In urban residential areas of California, the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, is the most common nuisance ant species treated by pest management professionals (PMPs) as well as the public themselves (Figure 1).
While contact insecticides are frequently used to control Argentine ants, they also contribute to environmental contamination via drift and runoff. However, insecticide applications following California's recent regulatory changes and label updates may fail to control...
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