Resistance by the blue tick (Boophilus decoloratus) to the synthetic pyrethroid, fenvalerate

Abstract

The Shaw larval test, in conjunction with adult tick immersion and stall tests, was utilized to confirm that a field strain of B. decoloratus, from Natal, is highly resistant to the ixodicide fenvalerate (Factor of resistance 4 744). This resistance developed over a reported 18 months of usage for cattle dipping.