Integrated control of juvenile Ixodes scapularis parasitizing Peromyscus leucopus in residential settings in Connecticut, United States.

@article{Williams2018IntegratedCO,
  title={Integrated control of juvenile Ixodes scapularis parasitizing Peromyscus leucopus in residential settings in Connecticut, United States.},
  author={Scott C. Williams and Eliza A.H. Little and Kirby C. Stafford and Goudarz Molaei and Megan A. Linske},
  journal={Ticks and tick-borne diseases},
  year={2018},
  volume={9 5},
  pages={
          1310-1316
        }
}
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Efficacy of low-dose fipronil bait against blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) larvae feeding on white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) under simulated field conditions

Fipronil bait was palatable and controlled larval ticks on white-footed mice when presented under simulated field conditions and may provide a cost-effective means of controlling blacklegged ticks to be integrated into tick management programs.

Evaluating the effectiveness of an integrated tick management approach on multiple pathogen infection in Ixodes scapularis questing nymphs and larvae parasitizing white-footed mice

The utility of integrated tick management measures in reducing both the abundance of juvenile I. scapularis and infection with the aforementioned pathogens is highlighted.

Efficacy of a low dose fipronil bait against blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) larvae feeding on white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) under laboratory conditions

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Integrated Tick Management in Guilford, CT: Fipronil-Based Rodent-Targeted Bait Box Deployment Configuration and Peromyscus leucopus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) Abundance Drive Reduction in Tick Burdens

Findings not only support the recommended perimeter deployment configuration but provide insight into effective utilization in areas of high P. leucopus abundance, which was a significant predictor of tick burden reduction while bait consumption was not.

Effects of Neighborhood-Scale Acaricidal Treatments on Infection Prevalence of Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) with Three Zoonotic Pathogens

Acaricides are hypothesized to reduce human risk of exposure to tick-borne pathogens by decreasing the abundance and/or infection prevalence of the ticks that serve as vectors for the pathogens.…

Surveillance of Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Suburban Natural Habitats of Central Maryland

Results from study on tick abundance and pathogen infection status in questing ticks, rodent reservoirs, and ticks feeding on Peromyscus spp.

Effectiveness of granular formulations of Metarhizium anisopliae and Metarhizium brunneum (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) on off-host larvae of Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae)

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