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FOWL TICK PHE

  1. FOWL TICK
    The common name reflects its being an important parasite of
    fowl, especially poultry.
  2. FOWL TICK
    are of concern because they
    readily bite humans both in poultry houses
  3. FOWL TICK
    they are vectors of
    avian spirochetosis in fowl.
  4. FOWL TICK
    Larvae are very active
    day and night until a host is found.
  5. FOWL TICK
    Nymphs are active and feed
    only at night, returning to cracks and crevices for the daytime.
  6. FOWL TICK
    Both males and females feed at
    night and become engorged in less than 1 hour.
  7. FOWL TICK
    The key to control is
    good sanitation and the reduction or elimination of cracks and crevices in poultry houses.
  8. FOWL TICK
    Occasionally applying an appropriately labeled pesticide to primarily the
    cracks and crevices may be required.
  9. FOWL TICK
    In residential structures, a thorough
    crack and crevice treatment with an appropriately labeled pesticide is usually required.
  10. FOWL TICK
    A good exterior perimeter treatment may be required to reduce invasion from
    the poultry areas; microencapsulated and wettable powder formulations work best
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FOWL TICK PHE
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FOWL TICK PHE
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