@article{cummings_brandenburg_leidy_yelverton_2006, title={Impact of fipronil residues on mole cricket (Orthoptera : Gryllotalpidae) behavior and mortality in bermudagrass}, volume={89}, ISSN={["0015-4040"]}, DOI={10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[293:IOFROM]2.0.CO;2}, abstractNote={Abstract In a greenhouse experiment, fipronil was applied at 0.014 kg ai/ha to bermudagrass, Cynodon dactylon L., in plastic 5-liter containers 120, 90, 60, 30, and 0 days before adding one tawny mole cricket nymph, Scapteriscus vicinus Scudder to the container. After the exposure period, soil in the containers was divided into depth increments of 0-4, 4-8, and 8-18 cm, and cricket status was recorded as dead, absent, or alive by thoroughly examining soil. Soil in the 0-4 cm-increment was analyzed for fipronil and four fipronil metabolite residues. Fipronil residue concentrations decreased with time (C = 0.00002x2 - 0.0053x + 0.3675, R2 = 0.9998 where C = fipronil concentration (μg/g of soil) and x = days after treatment). Concentrations of two metabolites, fipronil sulfone and fipronil sulfide, increased as fipronil residues decreased. Each treatment’s affect on late instar mole crickets was significantly different from the non-treated; however, there were no significant differences in nymph status among fipronil-treated containers. Fipronil and residues of its metabolites 120 days after application were 0.047 μg/g of soil and were high enough to kill or repel mole crickets to the same extent as the 0-day treatment, 0.368 μg/g of soil. Repellency of fipronil and its metabolites was significant as the majority of nymphs evacuated or died in the treated containers, but 35 of 37 nymphs were found alive in the non-treated containers.}, number={3}, journal={FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST}, author={Cummings, Hennen D. and Brandenburg, Rick L. and Leidy, Ross B. and Yelverton, Fred H.}, year={2006}, month={Sep}, pages={293–298} }
 @article{gannon_yelverton_cummings_mcelroy_2004, title={Establishment of seeded centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides) in utility turf areas}, volume={18}, ISSN={["0890-037X"]}, DOI={10.1614/WT-03-112R1}, abstractNote={Experiments were conducted to evaluate safety and effectiveness of herbicides during establishment of seeded centipedegrass. Centipedegrass tolerance to herbicides was evaluated at seeding and early postemergence. Imazapic at 105 g ai/ha, sulfometuron at 53 g ai/ha, or metsulfuron at 21 or 42 g ai/ha applied at seeding reduced centipedegrass ground cover compared with the nontreated. Imazapic at 18 or 35 g/ha or applications of atrazine or simazine at seeding did not reduce centipedegrass ground cover compared with the nontreated. Applications of chlorsulfuron plus mefluidide (7 + 140 g ai/ha) or metsulfuron at 21 or 42 g/ha applied 6 wk after seeding (WAS) centipedegrass (one-leaf to one-tiller growth stage) caused 20, 16, and 83% phytotoxicity, respectively, 56 d after treatment (DAT). Imazapic, sulfometuron, atrazine, or simazine applied 6 WAS caused <15% phytotoxicity 56 DAT. When large crabgrass and centipedegrass were seeded together, large crabgrass emergence was reduced 41% when atrazine (1,100 g ai/ha) was applied at seeding. Centipedegrass tiller production was reduced with increasing amounts of crabgrass. However, centipedegrass tiller production and ground cover were higher when atrazine was applied because of reduced interspecific interference from large crabgrass. These data indicate that centipedegrass can be established more quickly if appropriate herbicides are used at seeding or shortly after seeding.}, number={3}, journal={WEED TECHNOLOGY}, author={Gannon, TW and Yelverton, FH and Cummings, HD and McElroy, JS}, year={2004}, pages={641–647} }