The current status of resistance to alpha-cypermethrin, ivermectin, and amitraz of the cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) in Ecuador.

Rhipicephalus microplus is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of the world where livestock is a principal activity with great veterinary and economic importance. In Ecuador, this hematophagous ectoparasite has been observed between 0 and 2600 masl. One of the main tick control meas...

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Main Authors: Richar Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Ximena Pérez-Otáñez, Sandra Garcés-Carrera, Sophie O Vanwambeke, Maxime Madder, Washington Benítez-Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5384665?pdf=render