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15 April 2019 Ability of Two Commercially Available Host-Targeted Technologies to Reduce Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Residential Landscape
Robert A. Jordan, Terry L. Schulze
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Host-targeted technologies provide an alternative to the use of conventional pesticide applications to reduce the abundance of Ixodes scapularis Say, the vector for an array of tick-associated human diseases. We compared the ability of Damminx Tick Tubes (Damminix) and SELECT Tick Control System (Select TCS) bait boxes to control host-seeking I. scapularis nymphs in a wooded residential environment. Small mammals accepted and used Select TCS bait boxes with greater frequency compared to Damminix tubes over the course of the 2-yr trial. Nymphal tick infestation prevalence and intensity on captured mice and chipmunks provided no conclusive evidence of a treatment effect during May–June of both years. However, both treatments had a measurable effect on larval tick burdens in July–August and the magnitude of the effect was greater at the Select TCS-treated area and reflected the fact that Select TCS effectively treated chipmunks, while Damminix did not. Deployment of Damminix resulted in 27.6 and 20.3% control of questing nymphs in treated areas at 1 yr and 2 yr postintervention, while Select TCS bait boxes provided 84.0 and 79.1% control, respectively. The economics of residential tick control using these products in wooded residential landscapes is discussed.

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Robert A. Jordan and Terry L. Schulze "Ability of Two Commercially Available Host-Targeted Technologies to Reduce Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Residential Landscape," Journal of Medical Entomology 56(4), 1095-1101, (15 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz046
Received: 10 January 2019; Accepted: 12 March 2019; Published: 15 April 2019
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Damminix Tick Tubes
Ixodes scapularis
SELECT TCS
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