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1 September 2007 Integrated Use of 4-Poster Passive Topical Treatment Devices for Deer, Targeted Acaricide Applications, and Maxforce TMS Bait Boxes to Rapidly Suppress Populations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Residential Landscape
Terry L. Schulze, Robert A. Jordan, Christopher J. Schulze, Sean P. Healy, Margaret B. Jahn, Joseph Piesman
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Abstract

In fall 2003, we began testing an integrated control strategy to rapidly achieve and sustain reduced numbers of Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae) in a residential area. We combined two host-targeted technologies in conjunction with single, barrier acaricide applications to sequentially attack each postembryonic life stage of the tick. Granular deltamethrin applied to the lawn–forest interface of participant properties resulted in 100% control of host-seeking nymphs. Nymphal and larval tick burdens on targeted small mammal hosts at treated properties were reduced by 92.7 and 95.4%, respectively, after the first year (2004) of combined interventions. Over the same period, populations of host-seeking nymphs, larvae, and adults were reduced by 58.5, 24.8, and 77.8%, respectively. After interventions in 2005, tick burdens on small mammals were maintained at similar levels, whereas control of host-seeking nymphs, larvae, and adults increased to 94.3, 90.6, and 87.3%, respectively. Prospects for widespread use of these technologies to protect the public’s health are discussed.

Terry L. Schulze, Robert A. Jordan, Christopher J. Schulze, Sean P. Healy, Margaret B. Jahn, and Joseph Piesman "Integrated Use of 4-Poster Passive Topical Treatment Devices for Deer, Targeted Acaricide Applications, and Maxforce TMS Bait Boxes to Rapidly Suppress Populations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Residential Landscape," Journal of Medical Entomology 44(5), 830-839, (1 September 2007). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[830:IUOPPT]2.0.CO;2
Received: 17 January 2007; Accepted: 14 June 2007; Published: 1 September 2007
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KEYWORDS
4-poster
integrated control
Ixodes scapularis
Maxforce
Tick Management System
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