Control of Tick Infestations in Oryctolagus cuniculus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) With Spinosad Under Laboratory and Field Conditions

Journal of Medical Entomology
Félix ValcÁrcelA S Olmeda

Abstract

Because of great economic loss in the world's livestock industry, and the serious risks to human health, the control of ticks and tick-borne diseases is one of the most important health management issues today. Current methodology involves integrated tick control for preventing the development of resistance. Rabbits are hosts for immature stages of the three-host tick Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch; so, we focus on this host as a strategy to interrupt the tick life cycle. Spinosad is an insecticide-acaricide, produced by the fermentation of metabolites of the actinomycete bacterium Saccharopolyspora spinosa. We administered spinosad orally by force-feeding naturally and artificially infested rabbits, and under field conditions by administering treated food via a hopper during the period of peak infestation and reinfestation risk for rabbits. No living larvae were recovered from treated laboratory rabbits. In naturally infested rabbits, the number of live ticks collected from treated rabbits (mean = 0.62 ticks per ear) was significantly lower than those recovered from untreated rabbits (mean = 7.27; P < 0.001), whereas the number of dead ticks collected from untreated rabbits (mean = 6.53) was significantly lower than those recovered...Continue Reading

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Jul 15, 2016·Experimental & Applied Acarology·J GonzálezA S Olmeda
Apr 19, 2017·Experimental & Applied Acarology·F Requena-GarcíaF Valcárcel
May 25, 2021·Veterinary Parasitology : Regional Studies and Reports·Ettore NapoliEmanuele Brianti
Nov 6, 2021·Transboundary and Emerging Diseases·Susana RemesarIgnacio García-Bocanegra

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