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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: amblyomma variegatum

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
acari ixodidae tropical bont tick MED cattle

Active Ingredient: sodium arsenite

MOA: Unknown Mode of Action (general), Undetermined MOA
Group: INORG CAS #: 7784-46-5 Shaugnessy Code: 13603

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G3284 1976 Field Evolved Resistance
Zambia Wharton, R. H. (1976). Tick-borne livestock diseases and their vectors: Part 5.. Acaricide resistance and alternative methods of tick control. World Anim. Rev., 20 8-15.
G2801 1975 Field Evolved Resistance
South Africa Howell 1975. (1975).
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.