Efficacy of sprays of amitraz against Boophilus ticks on cattle |
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| Authors: | RB Davey EH Ahrens JE George |
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| Institution: | 1. Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 8, Falcon Heights, TX 78585 USA;2. U.S. Livestock Insects Laboratory, P.O. Box 232, Kerrville, TX 78028 U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Cattle infested with all parasitic life-stages of Boophilus microplus (Canestrini) and B. annulatus (Say) were sprayed with 0.0125 or 0.025% active ingredient (AI) Amitraz. The detachment pattern of engorged or partially engorged females indicated that both concentrations of Amitraz caused premature detachment, with at least 90% of all females detaching within 24 h post-treatment. A large portion of the females collected during the first 24 h post-treatment were not fully engorged. The 2 tick species were equally sensitive to both concentrations tested. At 0.0125%, control of Index of Reproduction (IR) of B. annulatus was 98.9% while control of B. microplus was 97.8%. At 0.025% control of IR was 99.2 and 98.0% for B. annulatus and B. microplus, respectively. Amitraz adversely affected size and oviposition of females and the hatchability of eggs laid by treated females. Based on known detachment intervals of females after infestation, it appeared that Amitraz-treated animals were protected against larval reinfestation of both species for ca. 7 days at 0.0125% and for ca. 10 days at 0.025%. |
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