Cattle-tick control in Northern Nigeria: a field study of BHC, Sevin, toxaphene and ronnel used as sprays

1964 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 633-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Thorpe ◽  
P. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Tick Control ◽  
Amblyomma Variegatum ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Tick Population ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Boophilus Annulatus ◽  
Degree Of Control ◽  
Savannah Zone ◽  
Cattle Tick Control

A field study was made of the effects of γ BHC, Sevin, toxaphene and ronnel (fenchlorphos) used as sprays on the numbers of ticks infesting cattle at Shika stockfarm in the Northern Guinea Savannah zone of Nigeria.The tick population included Boophilus annulatus (Say), B. decoloratus (Koch), Amblyomma variegatum (F.), Hyalomma truncatum Koch and Rhipiccphalus simus simus Koch, and its distribution on the host is described.Significance tests of treatment difference were carried out for initial kill and reinfestation rate. In both dry- and wet-season trials toxaphene proved to be the most effective ixodicide. A satisfactory degree of control was given by γ BHC but not by Sevin or ronnel.It is concluded that spraying at 21- and 7-day intervals during the dry and wet seasons, respectively, with either toxaphene or γ BHC will maintain a stable, satisfactory level of tick parasitism and premunity to tick-borne diseases in the herd.

scholarly journals Efficacy of two commercial synthetic pyrethroids (cypermethrin and deltamethrin) on Amblyomma variegatum and Rhipicephalus microplus strains of the south-western region of Burkina Faso

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Achille S. Ouedraogo ◽  
Olivier M. Zannou ◽  
Abel S. Biguezoton ◽  
Kouassi Yao Patrick ◽  
Adrien M. G. Belem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Pyrethroid Resistance ◽  
Tick Control ◽  
Rhipicephalus Microplus ◽  
Amblyomma Variegatum ◽  
Synthetic Pyrethroid ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Control Problems ◽  
Synthetic Pyrethroids ◽  
Western Region

AbstractSince 2011, period of the livestock invasion by the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus in Burkina Faso (BF), tick-control problems were exacerbated. Based on farmer’s reports, most commonly used commercial acaricides were found to be ineffective in Western South part of the country. To investigate the occurrence and extent of such acaricidal ineffectiveness, we performed the standardized larval packet test (LPT) with commercial deltamethrin (vectocid) and cypermethrin (cypertop), on two cattle tick species, the native Amblyomma variegatum and the invasive R. microplus. The resistance ratios (RR) were computed with susceptible Hounde strain of Rhipicephalus geigyi as reference. The R. microplus population showed resistance to the two acaricides tested with the highest lethal concentration (LC) values, and different resistance ratios higher than 4 (deltamethrin: RR50 = 28.18 and RR90 = 32.41; cypermethrin: RR50 = 8.79 and RR90 = 23.15). In the contrary, A. variegatum population was found to be highly susceptible to acaricides tested with low lethal concentrations and resistance ratio values (deltamethrin: RR50 = 0.5 and RR90 = 0.48; cypermethrin: RR50 = 0.68 and RR90 = 0.79). These data demonstrate high synthetic pyrethroid resistance in R. microplus strain, leading to conclude that the acaricide ineffectiveness in tick populations control remains a concern in BF.

A SURVEY CONCERNING CATTLE TICK CONTROL IN QUEENSLAND.

1980 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 212-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Elder ◽  
F. R. Emmerson ◽  
J. F. Kearnan ◽  
K. S. Waters ◽  
G. H. Dunwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tick Control ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Cattle Tick Control

The spelling of pasture in cattle tick control

1957 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 414 ◽  
Author(s):  
PR Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Field Trial ◽  
Tick Infestation ◽  
Tick Control ◽  
Boophilus Microplus ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Cattle Tick Control

When two comparable herds of cattle were kept continuously in adjoining paddocks, frequent acaricidal treatment was necessary to control ticks (Boophilus microplus (Canestrini) ). Thereafter, one of the two herds was grazed alternately in its own and an adjacent paddock, the intervals between each transfer being sufficient to ensure that most of the ticks in the unoccupied paddock had died. Tick infestations on this herd were greatly reduced, and less frequent use of acaricides was necessary. The herd remaining in the continuously stocked pasture continued to need acaricidal treatment for recurring tick infestation. In a field trial with 350–400 cattle moved a t intervals to each of three formerly heavily infested paddocks, tick infestations remained very light, although the herd was dipped only In January, September, and the following January. A control herd on continuously stocked pasture, treated at the owner's discretion, required eight dippings in this period. This procedure of "pasture spelling" seems likely to be widely applicable in central Queensland.

The economics of cattle tick control in dry tropical Australia

1983 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. C. SING ◽  
L. A. Y. JOHNSTON ◽  
G. LEATCH
Keyword(s):  
Tick Control ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Tropical Australia ◽  
Cattle Tick Control

Ecological aspects of cattle tick control in central Zambia

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. PEGRAM ◽  
J. LEMCHE ◽  
H. G. B. CHIZYUKA ◽  
R. W. SUTHERST ◽  
R. B. FLOYD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tick Control ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Ecological Aspects ◽  
Cattle Tick Control

Host resistance in cattle tick control

1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.J. de Castro ◽  
R.M. Newson
Keyword(s):  
Host Resistance ◽  
Tick Control ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Cattle Tick Control

Studies on the survival of the non-parasitic stages of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus in three climatically dissimilar districts of North Queensland

1966 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 387 ◽  
Author(s):  
KLS Harley
Keyword(s):  
Larval Survival ◽  
Tick Control ◽  
Boophilus Microplus ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Seasonal Temperature ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Soil Temperatures ◽  
The Times ◽  
Field Plots

Survival of the non-parasitic stages of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus (Canestrini), has been investigated over a period of 5 years in 25, 40, and 80 in. rainfall districts of north Queensland. Engorged ticks were exposed regularly in field plots and in Stevenson screens, and the times of egg hatchmg (prehatch period) and periods of survival of the larvae were observed. The prehatch period in the three districts followed the same pattern and was related to seasonal temperature changes, varying from less than 4 weeks in midsummer to over 13 weeks in midwinter. A relationship between minimum prehatch period and mean air temperature for ticks exposed in screens was established, but the data from ticks exposed in the field were too variable to establish a relationship between prehatch periods and soil temperatures. Hatching was recorded in every month of the year from all districts, but during the driest months in the 25 in. rainfall areas many ticks in exposed situations failed to reproduce. Larval survival and total longevity also followed a similar pattern in all districts. The longest survival periods were recorded for the progeny of ticks exposed late in the wet season from March to April, and the shortest survival periods for the progeny of ticks exposed during the dry season from August to September. Mean maximum total longevity for ticks exposed in field plots in the 25 in. rainfall district varied from 10 to 22 weeks, in the 40 in. rainfall district from 14 to 22 weeks, and in the 80 in. rainfall district from 15 to 26 weeks. The data on prehatch and survival periods are a suitable basis for formulating recommendations for tick control by pasture spelling and planned dipping.

scholarly journals Modeling the Impact of Climate and Landscape on the Efficacy of White Tailed Deer Vaccination for Cattle Tick Control in Northeastern Mexico

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e102905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agustín Estrada-Peña ◽  
Diana Carreón ◽  
Consuelo Almazán ◽  
José de la Fuente
Keyword(s):  
Tick Control ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Northeastern Mexico ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cattle Tick Control
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