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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 37, Issue 4, Pages 588-594Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.4.588
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Amblyomma americanum; lone star tick; mitraz; acaricide; self-treatment
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A '4-poster' device that attracts white-tailed deer to a bait source, and as they feed, allows a self-application of a pesticide to the head, ears, and neck to control ticks was designed, constructed. and tested. The device consists of a central bin containing bait to attract deer and two feeding and application stations. These stations each have one bait port and two vertical pesticide-impregnated applicator rollers. This design allows unrestricted vertical retraction of the head to minimize injury to the deer or damage to the posts supporting the pesticide application rollers. Observations using deer demonstrated ready acceptance and repeated use by both antlered and antlerless deer. Results of an initial trial indicate that control values for lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum (L.). exceeded 92-97% on deer that used the device regularly.
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