This review defines insecticide/acaricide resistance and describes the history, evolution,
types, mechanisms, and detection of resistance as it applies to chemicals currently used …

The cat flea Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouché) is the most important ectoparasite of
domestic cats and dogs worldwide. It has been two decades since the last comprehensive …

Cat fleas are the most important ectoparasite of cats and dogs worldwide. During the past
ten years, topical and oral applications of insecticides such as fipronil, imidacloprid …

Ectoparasites are ubiquitous, often highly damaging and in most cases cannot be
permanently eradicated; hence, they must usually be managed at a local scale with …

Historically, veterinarians have told their clients that one flea is all that is necessary to
produce and maintain the clinical signs of flea allergy dermatitis (FAD). Newer adulticides …

Why is it that, despite the proliferation of research on their biology and control, fleas remain
such a burden for companion animals and their owners? This review highlights a range of …

Fleas are the major ectoparasite of cats, dogs, and rodents worldwide and potential vectors
of animal diseases. In the past two decades the majority of new control treatments have …

Background Fluralaner is a potent insecticide and acaricide with rapid and persistent
efficacy. This study measured the efficacy of fluralaner flavored chews (Bravecto®, Merck …

Knockdown resistance (kdr) to pyrethroid insecticides is caused by point mutations in the
pyrethroid target site, the para-type sodium channel of nerve membranes. This most …

Abstract Soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, remains the most economically
damaging arthropod pest of soybean in the midwestern United States and southern Canada …