Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta

Francisca de Assis Ardson

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• Research Article
  Diflubenzuron Effectiveness in Cattle Tick(Rhipicephalus Boophilus microplus) Control in Field Conditions
  Author(s): Renato Andreotti, Marcos Valerio Garcia, Jaqueline Matias, Jacqueline Cavalcante Barros, Georgia Mode Magalhaes, Francisca de Assis Ardson and Andre Rangel de Abreu AguirreRenato Andreotti, Marcos Valerio Garcia, Jaqueline Matias, Jacqueline Cavalcante Barros, Georgia Mode Magalhaes, Francisca de Assis Ardson and Andre Rangel de Abreu Aguirre
  
  Considerable economic losses are currently caused by Rhipicephalus microplus, a cattle ectoparasite occurring in tropical and subtropical areas. Significant efforts to control this tick are made in most of the bovine producing countries, mainly with acaricides. Chemical control, albeit predominant, has been hampered by poor utilization of active principles, leading to development of resistance. This work has the objective of evaluating the diflubenzuron activity as a larvicide in cattle tick control in the field conditions. Thirty females of the 3/4 Holstein x ¼ Zebu breed were used, half for each group during a year were, the control group and the group treated with diflubenzuron 3%, which was provided with the salt in the trough, available to all animals throughout the day. The animals were managed every 14 days for tick count, weight verification and to observe their well-be.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2153-2435.1000373

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