Control and eradication of chelonian tick infestations, with particular reference to vectors of heartwater.
Studies using the African tortoise tick (Amblyomma marmoreum) and leopard tortoises (Geochelone pardalis) demonstrated that cyfluthrin and permethrin were safe and efficacious acaricides for control of Amblyomma ticks on tortoises. A protocol was developed that successfully eradicated an A. sparsum infestation from a tortoise breeding facility in Florida. It involved treatment of all tortoises with a permethrin formulation, followed by treatment of the premises with a cyfluthrin formulation. Sentinel tortoises were later placed on the treated premises to establish successful tick eradication.
Burridge
Michael J
MJ
Department of Pathobiology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110880, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0880, USA. burridgem@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
Simmons
Leigh-Ann
LA
Peter
Trevor F
TF
Mahan
Suman M
SM
D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology; D016995:Ehrlichia ruminantium; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006357:Heartwater Disease / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009570:Nitriles; D026023:Permethrin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013983:Tick Control; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014426:Turtles / Q000469:parasitology*
D007306:Insecticides; D009570:Nitriles; D011722:Pyrethrins; D026023:Permethrin; C052570:cyfluthrin