Survey of arthropods associated with cattle fever ticks (Rhipicephalus microplus) (Acari: Ixodidae) in Batangas Province, Philippines

• Main Authors: Flores, Mary Jane C., Dawud, Yasmin S., Dizon, Bianca Mari B., Peña, Bianca Victoria C., Amalin, Divina M., Sumalapao, Derick Erl P., Racelis, Alex E., Goolsby, John A.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Cattle tick > Philippines > Batangas; Arthropoda—Parasites > Philippines > Batangas; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1867
• Institution: De La Salle University

With increasing concerns regarding environmental safety, rise in cost of chemical controls, potential resistance of ticks to acaricides, and transmission of several pathogens to humans, the use of biological control agents (BCA) is important in the management of cattle fever tick (CFT), Rhipicephalu...