Métodos de controle do carrapato Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus – revisão de literatura

Abstract

The tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus or "carrapato-do-boi", as it is popularly known in Brazil, is the ectoparasite with the greatest economic impact on national farming and cattle raising. With a monoxene cycle, this ectoparasite has the bovine as its main host, causing numerous direct and indirect damages to the cattle farmer and the animal. There are many measures used to control the tick inside the property, and through the use of acaricides, the chemical control is the world´s most widely used, however, the indiscriminate use and without technical support of the acaricides have accelerated the resistance mechanism of ticks. In order to minimize the damage caused by the excessive misuse of chemical products, many researches are being carried out in search of new control technologies to have an acaricide effect on populations that are already being resistant to chemicals, furthermore, they should not cause so much damage to the environment, do not generate residues in food of animal origin and do not cause intoxication of the applicator agent and animals.