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Does Experimental Reduction of Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) Abundance Reduce Lyme Disease Incidence?

open access: yesPathogens, 2023
Controlling the abundance of blacklegged ticks is considered the foundation for the prevention of human exposure to pathogens transmitted by these vectors in eastern North America. The use of broadcast or host-targeted acaricides is generally found to be
Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing
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Tick Cell Lines in Research on Tick Control

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2020
Ticks and the diseases they transmit are of huge veterinary, medical and economic importance worldwide. Control of ticks attacking livestock and companion animals is achieved primarily by application of chemical or plant-based acaricides.
Ahmed Al-Rofaai, Lesley Bell-Sakyi
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The Associated Decision and Management Factors on Cattle Tick Level of Infestation in Two Tropical Areas of Ecuador

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
Decision-making on tick control practices is linked to the level of knowledge about livestock farming and to the social context in which individuals practice them. Tick infestation is one of the main problems in tropical livestock production.
Valeria Paucar   +10 more
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Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance fenazaquin [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 Greece, for the pesticide active substance fenazaquin are ...
European Food Safety Authority
doaj   +1 more source

Piper aduncum essential oil: a promising insecticide, acaricide and antiparasitic. A review

open access: yesParasite, 2021
Several studies have assessed the potential of essential oils as substitutes for synthetic pesticides, in order to counter insect resistance to commercial pesticides. Piper aduncum L.
Durofil Andrea   +3 more
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Discovery of a novel acaricide, acynonapyr

open access: yesJournal of Pesticide Science, 2023
Acynonapyr, discovered by Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., is a novel acaricide with N-pyridyloxy azabicycle as a unique core structure. Acynonapyr exhibits high activity against the spider mite species in the genera Tetranychus and Panonychus, with good efficacy at all life stages.
Hamamoto, Isami   +5 more
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Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for etoxazole according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 [PDF]

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2012
<p>According to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reviewed the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) currently established at European level for the pesticide active substance etoxazole.
European Food Safety Authority
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Control of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Africa through improved diagnosis and utilisation of data on acaricide resistance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
AVAILABILITY OF DATA AND MATTERIALS : No detailed primary research data are included in this report. Rhipicephalus microplus acaricide susceptible reference ticks can be supplied to laboratories investigating acaricide resistance by Clinglobal.A ...
Shacklock, Caryn   +18 more
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An economic evaluation of cattle tick acaricide-resistances and the financial losses in subtropical dairy farms of Ecuador: A farm system approach

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Estimates of economic losses in cattle due to tick infestations in subtropical areas are limited, such as in Ecuador. Ticks affect animal production and health, but those direct effects are difficult to estimate since financial exercises carried out in ...
Valeria Paucar-Quishpe   +12 more
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Botanicals Against Tetranychus urticae Koch Under Laboratory Conditions: A Survey of Alternatives for Controlling Pest Mites

open access: yesPlants, 2019
Tetranychus urticae Koch is a phytophagous mite capable of altering the physiological processes of plants, causing damages estimated at USD$ 4500 per hectare, corresponding to approximately 30% of the total cost of pesticides used in some important crops.
Ricardo A. Rincón   +2 more
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