Brazil's battle against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus ticks: current strategies and future directions.

ABSTRACT: Ticks are parasitic arthropods that cause significant economic losses to livestock production worldwide. Although Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, the cattle tick, occurs throughout the Brazilian territory, there is no official program to control this tick, which is the vector of tick fever pathogens. We address the situation of R. (B.) microplus resistance to synthetic acaricides in Brazil, including cattle tick management; the status of tick resistance per Brazilian state; the history of resistance occurrence of different acaricides; multiple resistance occurrence; and the main strategies for integrated tick management. Tick control in Brazil is characterized by management errors. Local laboratories affiliated with federal and state research institutions and universities employ the A

SUBMITTER: Klafke GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253825 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature