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Reported Resistance Case(s)

Species: amblyomma hebraeum

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
acari ixodidae bont tick, s. africa bont tick MED livestock

Active Ingredient: toxaphene

MOA: GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists, Cyclodiene organochlorines
Group: CYCLO CAS #: 8001-35-2 Shaugnessy Code: 80501

Resistance Case(s)

Case Id Year of Report Type of Resistance Location Reference
G3387 1977 Field Evolved Resistance
South Africa Baker, J. A. F., Thompson, G. E., and Janet, O. (1977). Resistance to toxaphene by the bont tick Amblyomma hebraeum (Koch).. J. South African Vet. Assoc., 48 59-65.
*The population was created solely by selection and/or genetic manipulation.
**The population was selected further in the laboratory after collection.