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Perspectives on the potential of entomopathogenic fungi in biological control of ticks.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Mar 2012
Fernandes Éverton K K, Bittencourt Vânia R E P, Roberts Donald W
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Ticks are serious health threats for humans, and both domestic and wild animals. Ticks are controlled mostly by application of chemical products; but these acaricides have several negative side effects, including toxicity to animals, environmental contamination, and induction of chemical resistance in some tick populations. Entomopathogenic fungi infect arthropods in nature and can occur at enzootic or epizootic...
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