Volume 12, Issue 25, January - June 2026

Evaluation of the acute effects of Daksh, DD-force, Imiforce, Sharp shooter and Rocket pesticides on biological soil ants (Formicidae latreille)

Suleiman USMAN^1♦, Umar Osu UJIH²

¹Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria
²Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria

^♦Corresponding author
Suleiman Usman, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University Dutse Nigeria

ABSTRACT

The population of ants noted to have reach 20 billion on the planet. The use of pesticides in farms and gardens led to many complex environmental contaminants, which have affected the population of ants and other biological organisms. This study aimed to evaluate the acute effects of some pesticides on soil ants. Except for DD-Force (70%), and Daksh (85%), there was a complete (100%) mortality rate at the full concentrated dose of Imi-Force, Rocket and Sharp-Shooter applied to the population of ants. However, compared with that of Daksh, the mortality rate associated with DD-Force was essentially low, although it remained the same at 4 minutes. A high mortality rate (100%) was noted with Imi-Force, Rocket and Sharp- Shooter, but a slow mortality rate was noted with Sharp-Shooter as compared with Imi-Force and Rocket. Also, there was a decreased effect for Imi-Force (70%) at 500 ml/L compared with Rocket (80%) and Sharp-Shooter (80%). This shows that the population of soil ants and their biodiversity are likely to be affected with the use of Daksh, DD-Force, Imi-Force, Rocket, and Sharp shooter, if not sustainably used. Symptoms such as erratic swimming, shivering, knocking back, loss of reflex, and paralysis are likely to increase the mortality rate of ants. This study suggested that pesticides such as Daksh, DD-Force, Imi-Force, Rocket, and Sharp should be used for shooter marketing in some African and Asian countries, especially in areas dominated by important biological organisms such as ants and relatives.

Keywords: Ants, Pesticide, Acute effect, DD-force, Imi-force, Rocket, Daksh, Sharpshooter

Discovery Agriculture, 2026, 12, e11da3209

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Published: 24 May 2026