Comparison of natural and artificial odor lures for nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in South Texas: Developing treatment for cattle fever tick eradication

Cattle fever ticks (CFT), vectors of bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis, were eradicated from the United States by 1943, but are frequently reintroduced from neighboring border states of Mexico via stray cattle and wildlife hosts including white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (WTD) and nilgai...

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Main Authors: John A. Goolsby, Nirbhay K. Singh, Alfonso Ortega-S, Jr., David G. Hewitt, Tyler A. Campbell, David Wester, Adalberto A. Pérez de León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224417300147