Acaricide resistance in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) species at a communal dipping system in the Mnisi community Mpumalanga Province

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dc.contributor.advisor Madder, Maxime en
dc.contributor.coadvisor Taylor, R.J. en
dc.contributor.postgraduate Malan, Ros Catherine en
dc.date.accessioned 2016-06-22T08:00:40Z
dc.date.available 2016-06-22T08:00:40Z
dc.date.created 2016-04-21 en
dc.date.issued 2015 en
dc.description Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2015. en
dc.description.abstract A study was conducted (November 2012) on the communal dipping system in Mnisi, Mpumalanga Province of South Africa to detect levels of blue tick resistance to commonly used acaricides. The larvae obtained from engorged females of the one host tick Rhipicephalus (B). microplus from twelve communal dipping areas were tested against various concentrations of amitraz, chlorfenvinphos and cypermethrin using the Shaw Larval Immersion Test method. Only R. (B). microplus ticks were identified from all sample areas, indicating a displacement of the indigenous R. (B). decoloratus tick in this area. Resistance testing using the Shaw Larval Immersion Test showed that no resistance to chlorfenvinphos was detected at any of the dip tanks, which was in keeping with the absence of known use of this product in the area. An important finding was the rapid development of resistance to the pyrethroids, which had only been in use for four months prior to conducting the study. Only one area (Hlalakane) yielded a R(B).spp population that was wholly susceptible to all three compounds. Resistance to amitraz was variable, with half (six out of 12) of the dip tanks comprising susceptible R(B).spp populations and two dip tanks with emerging resistance to amitraz. Possible risk factors which caused the resistance problems are discussed and acaricide management strategies recommended. en
dc.description.degree MSc en
dc.description.department Veterinary Tropical Diseases en
dc.description.librarian tm2016 en
dc.identifier.citation Malan, RC 2015, Acaricide resistance in Ripicephalus (Boophilus) species at a communal dipping system in the Mnisi community Mpumalanga Province, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53302> en
dc.identifier.other A2016 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53302
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en_ZA
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dc.subject UCTD en
dc.subject.other Veterinary science theses SDG-01 en_ZA
dc.subject.other SDG-01: No poverty en_ZA
dc.title Acaricide resistance in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) species at a communal dipping system in the Mnisi community Mpumalanga Province en
dc.type Dissertation en


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