Open AccessCO‐TOXICITY OF SYNTHETIC PYRETHROIDS AND ORGANO‐PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS AGAINST THE CATTLE TICK (BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS)
Author(s) -
Nolan J.,
Bird P. E.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00095.x
Subject(s) - acaricide , biology , tick , pyrethroid , toxicology , toxicity , phosphorus , pesticide , agronomy , virology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Field trials have demonstrated that low concentrations of synthetic pyrethroids added to commercial organophosphorus (OP) acaricides produce efficient mixtures for the control of OP resistant strains. Laboratory tests indicate this effect is due to potentiation when combinations of these two types of chemicals are used.