The efficacy of ethion EC (1010 g/l) against cattle ticks in Morogoro, Tanzania.
Ethion, an organophosphorus insecticide/acaricide, was found to be effective against the various cattle ticks present in Morogoro Tanzania after it was sprayed on cattle twice weekly for 1 year. The pre- and post-replenishment concentrations of ethion ranged between 0.04 and 0.05%. Ethion was found to be stable in the spraywash. The good efficacy makes ethion a good alternative to dioxathion in tick control in Tanzania.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013636:Tanzania; D013983:Tick Control / Q000379:methods*; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D007306:Insecticides; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds; C100038:ethion