Comparison of 3 tests to detect acaricide resistance in Boophilus decoloratus on dairy farms in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 41-44

  Mekonnen, S ^a   Bryson, N R ^a   Fourie, L J ^b   Peter, R J ^c   Spickett, A M ^d   Taylor, R J ^e   Strydom, T ^f   Kemp, D H ^g   Horak, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c Bayer (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

^d ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^e South African Bureau of Standards ^*  (South Africa)

^f South African Bureau of Standards   (South Africa)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acaricide resistance tests; Boophilus decolaratus; Dairy cattle; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; AMITRAZ; CIPERMETHRIN; CLOFENVINFOS; CURATIK DIP; TRIATIX; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID; TOLUIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; EGG LAYING; GENDER; IMMERSION; INFESTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARVA; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; PARASITOLOGY; TICK;

BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLORFENVINPHOS; FEMALE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PYRETHRINS; SOUTH AFRICA; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS; TOLUIDINES;

EID: 0142214399     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v74i2.502     Document Type: Article

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