Integrated Approaches for Control of Ticks of Veterinary Importance

Abstract

Tick control is not realistic in a country like India because the farmers have small holdings and conventional methods of tick control using chemical acaricides. One of the key elements of effective integrated pest management (IPM) is the monitoring and early identification of acaricide resistance. The necessity for alternative pest management strategies has been highlighted by the prolonged and expensive process of discovering new acaricides. The use of eco-friendly, cost-effective herbal acaricides and other available methods are appropriate, sustainable method in a strategic, integrated manner. The integrated tick management (ITM) is the only suitable option for control of TTBDs. However, Rather than depending heavily on any one measure, IPM/ITM promotes the use of a number of complementary control measures, such as chemical acaricides, vaccines, pasture spelling, resistance animal development, biological control, and others, after taking into account economic factors, epidemiology, resistance status, and the production and management structure in place and ethno veterinary practices (Herbal remedies) to control TTBDs in a geographical area.

inary practices (Herbal remedies) to control TTBDs in a geographical area.