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Genomic assessment of targets implicated in Rhipicephalus microplus acaricide resistance. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE
Globally, the prevalence of Rhipicephalus microplus resistance to various acaricides has increased, and there is a need for the identification of molecular markers that can predict phenotypic resistance.
Christina Meiring, Michel Labuschagne
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Efficacy and Safety of an Oxalic Acid and Glycerin Formulation for Varroa destructor Control in Honey Bee Colonies During Summer in a Northern Climate [PDF]

open access: yesPathogens
Effective control of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies relies on integrated pest management (IPM) strategies to prevent mite populations from reaching economic injury levels.
Daniel Thurston   +11 more
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Knowledge, attitude and practices study of acaricide usage and tick control in South Omo Zone pastoral areas, South-Western Ethiopia

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Although acaricide chemotherapy is widely used to control tick infestation in Ethiopia, its effectiveness is uncertain due to misusage by herdsmen. Currently, there is no study being conducted in the South Omo Zone of Ethiopia which shows the knowledge ...
Tegegn Tesfaye, Aschenaki Abate
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Acaricides Resistance in Ticks: Selection, Diagnosis, Mechanisms, and Mitigation

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Ticks are blood-feeding ecto-parasites that have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Ticks cause economic losses in the form of reduced blood, meat and dairy products, as well as pathogen transmission.
Muhammad Kashif Obaid   +6 more
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Using targeted sequencing and TaqMan approaches to detect acaricide (bifenthrin, bifenazate, and etoxazole) resistance associated SNPs in Tetranychus urticae collected from peppermint fields and hop yards

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Tetranychus urticae (Koch) is an economically important pest of many agricultural commodities world-wide. Multiple acaricides, including bifenazate, bifenthrin, and extoxazole, are currently registered to control T. urticae.
Silas Shumate   +7 more
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Cost-Effectiveness of Acaricide Application Methods against Heartwater Disease in South Africa

open access: yesAgriculture, 2023
In an economic sense, heartwater disease is the most important tick-borne disease faced by South African livestock farmers. Methods to control the disease vary among farmers, and the preferred method depends on the prevalence of the disease in a specific
Mario J. J. van den Heever   +3 more
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Acaricide resistance in livestock ticks infesting cattle in Africa: Current status and potential mitigation strategies

open access: yesCurrent Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2022
In many African countries, tick control has recently been the responsibility of resource-poor farmers rather than central government veterinary departments. This has led to an increase in acaricide resistance, threatening the welfare of livestock farmers
Naftaly W. Githaka   +4 more
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Plant Extracts as Potential Acaricides for the Management of Red Spider Mite, Oligonychus coffeae Nietner (Acarina: Tetranychidae), in the Tea Ecosystem: An Eco-Friendly Strategy

open access: yesFrontiers in Agronomy, 2022
The effects of the application of aqueous extracts of a selection of five traditional plants (Murraya paniculata, Cassia tora, Amphineuron opulentum, Tithonia diversifolia, and Cassia alata) were compared with that of synthetic acaricide in reducing the ...
Bhabesh Deka   +3 more
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Acaricide Evaluation, 1997 [PDF]

open access: yesArthropod Management Tests, 1998
Abstract This experiment was conducted in a ⅓-acre block of 12-yr-old trees on M.26 rootstock. Trees measured 11.5 ft in height and 10.5 ft in width and were planted at a spacing of 10 X 15 ft. The experiment involved 4 single-tree replications in a RCB design, with each replicate surrounded by at least one unsprayed tree on each side ...
Henry W. Hogmire, Tim Winfield
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Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance plant oils/rapeseed oil [PDF]

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2013
The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State, Spain, for the pesticide active substance rapeseed oil are ...
European Food Safety Authority
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