Effects of a novel pesticide resistance management strategy on tick control in a smallholding exotic-breed dairy herd in Kenya.
Effects of a novel pesticide resistance management strategy on tick control are evaluated in this study. The study is based on a temporal analysis of tick management practices on a smallholding in western Kenya. Results are reported of an innovation to tackle individual resistance in a pair of alternative pesticides using relay application. Incidence of tick-borne diseases at the farm were reduced from 79.6% per annum to 4.5% and no cases were observed in the last two years of the study. Negative cross-resistance is believed to be the mechanism in play for this effective tick control practice. Tick-borne disease control and management costs were halved in comparison to application of a single ineffective pesticide at the same treatment frequency. The acaricide relay strategy is suitable for smallholdings and is expected to significantly extend the useful lifespan of the pesticide pair.
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International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya. r.kamidi@cgiar.org
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D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003612:Dairying / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D007305:Insecticide Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D007306:Insecticides / Q000191:economics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007630:Kenya; D013983:Tick Control / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007306:Insecticides