Effect of a botanical acaricide on Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and nontarget arthropods

Authors

Susan P. Elias, Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Charles B. Lubelczyk, Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Peter W. Rand, Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Joseph K. Staples, University of Southern Maine
Theodore W. St. Amand, Atlantic Pest Solutions
Constance S. Stubbs, University of Maine
Eleanor H. Lacombe, Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Leticia B. Smith, Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Robert P. Smith, Jr, Maine Medical Center Research Institute

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Publication Title

Journal of Medical Entomology

Abstract

We tested the effectiveness of the rosemary oil-based insecticide, Eco-Exempt IC2, to control all stages of Ixodes scapularis (Say) in southern Maine. We selected plots in oak-pine forest where I. scapularis is endemic and recorded the abundance of ticks and nontarget arthropods before and after applications of IC2, bifenthrin (a synthetic pyrethroid), and water (reference treatment).

Recommended Citation

Elias, S. P., Lubelczyk, C. B., Rand, P. W., Staples, J. K., Amand, T. W., Stubbs, C. S., . . . Smith, R. P. (2013). Effect of a Botanical Acaricide onIxodes scapularis(Acari: Ixodidae) and Nontarget Arthropods. Journal of Medical Entomology, 50(1), 126-136. doi:10.1603/me12124