BACKGROUND The aim of our current study was to investigate the possible occurence of pyrethroid (taufluvalinate) resistant Varroa mites infestations in 24 randomly chosen apiaries of Warmia-Mazury province of northeast Poland. METHODS The methodology used for the analysis of resistant Varroa strains strictly followed the protocol described by Milani. RESULTS We identified 3 apiaries that we...

The prevention of tick-borne diseases is a major challenge for livestock production globally. Tick control strategies include the use acaricides, but prescribed do not achieve desired results in several countries, including Kenya. To better understand how tick treatment practices, contribute to reported failures, we assessed owners’ acaricide procurement, level knowledge about acaricides and re...

Over a 7 yr period, we monitored the effect of a commercially available, amitraz impregnated anti-tick collar in controlling free-living populations of lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum (L.) when manually fitted around necks of white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann). Study animals in treatment and control groups were confined in 38.8 ha game-fenced and densely vegetated trea...

cotton whitefly, bemisia tabaci gennadius (homoptera: aleyrodidae) is one of the most seriously damaging insect pests of agricultural products worldwide. it is highly polyphagous, damaging a broad range of food as well as non-food crops through direct feeding, excretion of honeydew and transmission of over 100 plant viruses. in iran, growers usually use insecticides as the main control agent of...

The acaricidal (miticidal) activity of 90% ethanolic extracts of leaves and stem bark of Swietenia mahogani and Swietenia macrophylla were tested against Varroa destructor mite. Four concentrations were used over two different time intervals under laboratory and field conditions. In general, it was noticed that the acaricidal effect based on mortality and LC(50) of all tested extracts against t...