The current status of resistance to organophosphorus ixodicides by the blue tick, Boophilus Decoloratus (Koch) in the Republic of South Africa and Transkei

• Published in: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association Vol. 49; no. 4; p. 327
• Main Authors: Baker, J A, Miles, J O, Robertson, W D, Stanford, G D, Taylor, R J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: South Africa 01.12.1978
• Subjects: Drug Resistance; Insecticides; Larva - drug effects; Organophosphorus Compounds; South Africa; Ticks; South Africa

In a four year survey 253 isolates of Boophilus decoloratus from the Republic of South Africa and Transkei were tested in the laboratory for their susceptibility to certain organophosphorus ixodicides. Fifty-seven of these isolates were susceptible to organophosphorus compounds, 88 isolates showed a...