2003 journal article
Boric acid dust as a component of an integrated cockroach management program in confined swine production
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 96(4), 1362–1366.
author keywords: German cockroach; boric acid; cyfluthrin; swine production; integrated pest management (IPM)
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2. Zero Hunger
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Abstract Boric acid dust treatments were evaluated as a tool for the integrated management of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.), in commercial confined swine production. The efficacy of boric acid dust was comparable to that of an organic residual insecticide, cyfluthrin, which is commonly used to control cockroaches in this environment. Fall treatments suppressed the cockroach population for longer durations than treatments in the Spring. Boric acid dust is an effective, inexpensive, and low risk (to animal and human health, and the environment) alternative for the management of cockroaches in livestock production systems.