The evaluation of the efficacy of three commonly used acaricides viz. cypermethrin, deltamethrin (0.05, 0.1 and 0.2% concentrations) and amitraz (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3% concentrations) was conducted against the cattle tick Boophilus microplus. Three in vitro methods viz. Tea bag method, filter paper impregnation method and immersion method were used to evaluate the efficacy of the acaricides. Adult ...

Amitraz is a pesticide with central alpha 2 agonistic action and diclofenac non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Rhabdomyolysis not commonly associated either compound consumption. We report the case of 28-year-old male who after presenting to us following 25ml amitraz consumption, developed diffuse myalgia, muscle tenderness, cola coloured urine oliguric acute renal failure which was followe...

ABSTRACT: A 4-month-old male Himalayan cat presented with clinical signs of acute lethargy and motor incoordination after being treated amitraz for parasite control. On examination, the patient was lethargic ataxic severe pulicosis, hypothermia, pale mucous membranes, bradycardia, weak femoral pulses, hyperglycemia, bilateral mydriasis. Blood tests revealed non-regenerative hypochromic microcyt...

Varroa destructor is a well-known ectoparasite of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Amitraz and fluvalinate are highly effective miticides used against V. infestation in colonies A. Though bees more resistant to miticides, there side effects these chemicals on reproduction, olfaction, production bees. We showed negative impact amitraz reproduction colonies. Also, we assumed reduction olfaction by d...

From 1998-2002 twenty-five deer self-treatment devices (4-Posters), using 2% amitraz, were operated at three locations in Maryland to determine their effectiveness in controlling blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say, and lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum (L.). Each treatment site was approximately 518 ha and paired with a similar site lacking 4-Posters. Locations varied in deer density,...

The 4-Poster device for the topical treatment of white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann), against ticks using the acaricide amitraz, was evaluated in a Lyme borreliosis endemic community in Connecticut. As part of a 5-year project from 1997 to 2002, 21-24 of the 4-Posters were distributed at residential sites in Old Lyme, CT, in a core treatment area of approximately 5.2 km(2) in...