Evaluation of HERCON (Trade Name) Roach Tape Under Use Conditions.
Abstract
Adhesive-backed plastic strips (2.5 cm wide by 10.2 cm long) impregnated with Baygon or diazinon and designed for use in conjunction with routine cockroaches control procedures were evaluated for efficacy, duration of effectiveness, and feasibility of use in various sizes and types of dining facilities at US Army installations. Based upon cockroach population levels of spray-only, tape-only, and spray-plus-tape treatments over a period of 12 weeks or less, in only one instance (Ft Bragg, NC) were post-treatment cockroach levels lower in the spray-plus-tape treatment than in the spray-only treatment. Assuming that tape placement was optimal at all locations and that pesticide concentrations were at least minimal to effect cockroach mortality, the tapes appeared to add nothing to effective cockroach control under the conditions encountered in these tests. In most cases, however, the cockroach populations were so low that comparisons between treatments were tenuous and building construction at the test cockroach control under the conditions encountered in these tests. Further evaluations of HERCON roach tape for use in dining facilities are not recommended at this time.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA011222
Entities
People
- Jimmy H. Nelson
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Command