The efficacy of the Drummond adult test on Boophilus microplus females (Acarina: Ixodidae) subjected to various periods of cold storage prior to organophosphate testing

Abstract

Engorged females of Boophilus microplus, stored at 4℃ for up to 5 days, and females, kept at room temperature for 1 day and then at 4℃ for 1 day, showed no significant differences in their response to an organophospate as determined by the Drummond adult test.