Control of brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus using assembly pheromone encapsulated in natural polymer, chitosan
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2014
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In the current study, an attempt was made to encapsulate assembly pheromone using
natural polymer, chitosan. Chitosan beads were prepared by incorporating assembly pheromone in
conjunctionwith an acaricide, namely, deltamethrin. In the in vitro bioassay, the test beads attracted
and killed 79 %of unfed larvae, 88 %of unfed nymphs and 61 %of unfed adults of the brown dog
tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, in 24 h of exposure. Field trials were carried out to attract and kill
the pre-parasitic environmental stages. The beads were dispersed onto specially designed devices
and they were placed in infested kennels. The devices were observed after 10 days
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Veterinary Science, Veterinary Parasitology