Experimental and Applied Acarology (1999) 23, 827-839

G. A. Mount, D.G. Haile, D.R. Barnard and E. Daniels (1999)
Integrated management strategies for Amblyomma americanum (Acari : Ixodidae) in non-agricultural areas
Experimental and Applied Acarology 23 (10), 827-839
Abstract: The simulation model LSTSIM was revised and adapted to estimate the effects of different management strategies on populations of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Linnaeus), in non-agricultural areas. The control technologies evaluated were area-wide acaricide application, acaricide self-treatment of white-tailed deer, vegetation reduction and reductions in the density of white-tailed deer. Estimated changes in tick populations using these technologies compared favorably with results from actual integrated tick management studies at five different geographic locations. Area-wide acaricide application and vegetation reduction, as well as combinations of the two technologies proved to be useful for short-term, seasonal management of ticks in small non-agricultural areas and residential sites. Self-treatment of deer with acaricide, applied topically or as a systemic, appears to be the most cost-effective technology for use in area-wide, long-term programs for tick control. The results of simulations suggest that reductions in deer density should be considered as a component of any tick management program.
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Database assignments for author(s): Donald R. Barnard

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general
thresholds/decision-support systems

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Amblyomma americanum