Resistance to 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) in sea lamprey
Technical Report
56
By: R.J. Scholefield and J.G. Seelye
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Abstract
The lampricide 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) has been used in the United States and Canada for more than 30 years to control populations of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in the Great Lakes. There is concern that sea lamprey might become resistant to TFM. Lampricide toxicity tests have been conducted at the Hammond Bay Biological Station, Millersburg, Michigan, since the 1950s and examination of TFM toxicity data for larval lamprey from 1963 to 1987 indicated that sea lamprey have not developed increased resistance to TFM. Maintenance of current control practices are unlikely to cause the development of TFM-resistant sea lamprey strains in the foreseeable future.
Suggested Citation
Scholefield, R., Seelye, J., 1990, Resistance to 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) in sea lamprey: Technical Report 56, 15.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Other Report |
| Title | Resistance to 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) in sea lamprey |
| Series title | Technical Report |
| Series number | 56 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Great Lakes Fishery Commission |
| Contributing office(s) | Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
| Description | 15 |
| First page | 0 |
| Last page | 15 |