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The potential for antitick plants as components of an integrated tick control strategy
(University of Nairobi., 2000)
Extracts from various African plants have been shown to possess strong acaricidal and/or tick repellent properties. Some of the plant extracts are capable of reducing tick feeding, molting, fecundity, and viability of eggs. ...
Laboratory Evaluation of Pathogenicity of Entomogenous Nematodes to African Tick Species
(University of Nairobi., 2000)
Five strains of entomogenous nematodes, Steinernema carpocapsæ strains DD, Mexican, SR, and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora strains 1S5 and HP88, were tested for their pathogenicity to various developmental stages of five ...
Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Entomogenous Fungi for Tick Control
(University of Nairobi., 2000-12)
Aqueous and oil-based formulations of two entomogenous fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliæ were tested for their efficacy against the three major species of African ticks; namely, Amblyomma variegatum, ...