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Susceptibility of engorged adults of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus (Canestrini), to acaricides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

S. C. Rawlins  and
A. Mansingh
S. C. Rawlins
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica
A. Mansingh
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica
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Abstract

The relative efficacy of 25 acaricides, applied topically to the engorged adults of B. microplus was in the following order: chlorfenvinphos > tetrachlorvinphos > dimethoate > chlorpyrifos > fenitrothion > dicrotophos (LC50 = 0.000897−0.00244%) > naled > propoxur > crotoxyphos > pirimiphos ethyl > coumaphos > dioxathion (LC50 = 0.00425−0.00534%) > trichlorphon > lindane > carbaryl > allyxycarb > diazinon (LC50 = 0.00737−0.0149%) > promecarb > ethion > chlorpyriphos methyl > chlormebuform (LC50 = 0.021−0.0593%) > clenpyrin > chlordimeform > pirimiphos methyl > phosphamidon (LC50 = 0.1566™0.275%).

The order of toxicity is different from their relative efficacy against the larvae of the same population of the tick. Applied implications of the results are discussed.

Keywords

Acaricidal susceptibilityBoophilus micropluscattle tick
Type
Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , December 1981 , pp. 377 - 378
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1981

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