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In vivo effect of diflubenzuron, administered via mineral salt supplementation, against Haematobia irritans and Rhipicephalus microplus parasitizing cattle

2018; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria; Volume: 27; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1984-296120180084

ISSN

1984-2961

Autores

Breno Cayeiro Cruz, Lucas Vinícius Costa Gomes, Willian Giquelin Maciel, Gustavo Felippelli, Isabella Barbosa dos Santos, Leonardo Bueno Cruvinel, Luiz Fellipe Monteiro Couto, Thiago Souza Azeredo Bastos, Alliny Souza de Assis Cavalcante, João Eduardo Nicaretta, Vando Edésio Soares, Alvimar José da Costa, Welber Daniel Zanetti Lopes,

Tópico(s)

Insect Pest Control Strategies

Resumo

This study involved two field trials with the aim of evaluating the efficacy of diflubenzuron, via mineral supplementation, against Haematobia irritans parasitizing cattle. Concomitantly with the main trial, a stall test was conducted to ascertain the effects of a different formulation with the same active ingredient against Rhipicephalus microplus, along with the action of diflubenzuron on the reproductive parameters of R. microplusfemales that had naturally detached from cattle. Against H. irritans, it was observed that the efficacy indexes fordiflubenzuron were low (≤ 31.3% or 44.6%) or null (0.0%) throughout the study. The anti- R. microplus efficacy of diflubenzuron, at weekly intervals, ranged from 0.0 to 13.7% over the entire experimental period. Null efficacy (0.0%) was registered for diflubenzuron in relation to the reproductive parameters of R. microplusfemales that had naturally detached from cattle. The different diflubenzuron formulations, administered via mineral salt supplementation, did not show satisfactory efficacy indexes against H. irritans and R. microplus parasitizing cattle, within the experimental design of the present study. In addition, this agent did not present any deleterious effects on the reproductive parameters of R. microplus females.

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