Chemical control of ticks on cattle and the resistance of these parasites to acaricides

Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  George, John E ^a   Pound, J M ^a   Davey, R B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Cattle; Control; Disease; Resistance; Tick

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ALDRIN; AMITRAZ; ARSENIC; AVERMECTIN; CAMPHECLOR; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; CHLORPHENAMIDINE; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CIPERMETHRIN; CLOFENVINFOS; COTTON SEED OIL; COUMAFOS; CYFLUTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; DIELDRIN; DIFLUBENZURON; DORAMECTIN; EPRINOMECTIN; ETHION; FENVALERATE; FIPRONIL; FISH OIL; FLUMETHRIN; FORMAMIDINE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; IVERMECTIN; KEROSENE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LARD; LINDANE; MACROLIDE; MILBEMYCIN; MOXIDECTIN; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PETROLEUM; PHEROMONE; PYRETHROID; SULFUR;

CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; TICK; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; TICK CONTROL; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

ACARI; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 20344382968     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182003004682     Document Type: Review

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