Control of brown dog tick, Rhipicephalussanguineus using assembly pheromone encapsulated in natural polymer, chitosan

In the current study, an attempt was made to encapsulate assembly pheromone using natural polymer, chitosan. Chitosan beads were prepared by incorporating assembly pheromone in conjunction with an acaricide, namely, deltamethrin. In the in vitro bioassay, the test beads attracted and killed 79 % of...

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Published in:Experimental & applied acarology 2014-05, Vol.63 (1), p.85-92
Main Authors: Dhivya, Bhoopathy, Latha, Bhaskaran Ravi, Raja, Modhugoor Devendiran, Sreekumar, Chirukandoth, Leela, V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acaricides
Animal Ecology
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Bioassays
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Deltamethrin
Entomology
Larvae
Life Sciences
Polymers
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Summary:In the current study, an attempt was made to encapsulate assembly pheromone using natural polymer, chitosan. Chitosan beads were prepared by incorporating assembly pheromone in conjunction with an acaricide, namely, deltamethrin. In the in vitro bioassay, the test beads attracted and killed 79 % of unfed larvae, 88 % of unfed nymphs and 61 % of unfed adults of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus , in 24 h of exposure. Field trials were carried out to attract and kill the pre-parasitic environmental stages. The beads were dispersed onto specially designed devices and they were placed in infested kennels. The devices were observed after 10 days.
ISSN:0168-8162
1572-9702
DOI:10.1007/s10493-013-9764-9