FIELD APPLICATION OF BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS VAR KURSTAKI DIPEL-2X) AGAINST SOFT AND HARD TICKS. | ||
| Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza) | ||
| Volume 45, Issue 3, July 1997, Pages 389-395 PDF (3.36 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.1997.378363 | ||
| Authors | ||
| KADRIA ABDEL-MEGEED; EMAN ABDEL-RAHMAN; M HASSANAIN | ||
| Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases National Research Center-Giza-Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Field application of Bacillus thruringiensis (B.t.) at.. kurstaki (Dipel-2X) against hard tick, oophilus annulatus and soft tick, Argas yersicargas) persicus was probed. Hard tick died infected calves after six days posl spraying with Dipel-2X while soft tick succumbed in its racks after six weeks post treatment. The indirect effect of Dipel-2X on Argas (p.) persicus was also investigated. Egg laying of tick fed on hens injected with 20 and 40 mg Dipel-2X was clearly infected. Molecular structures of hemolymphs collected from ticks got Dipel-2X infected blood eals did not change as demonstrated by DS-PAGE. | ||
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