• Acaricides resistance in ticks : selection, diagnosis, mechanisms, and mitigation 

      Obaid, Muhammad Kashif; Islam, Nabila; Alouffi, Abdulaziz; Khan, Alam Zeb; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Tanaka, Tetsuya; Ali, Abid (2022) [Artículo de periódico]
      Ticks are blood-feeding ecto-parasites that have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Ticks cause economic losses in the form of reduced blood, meat and dairy products, as well as ...
    • Novel and selective Rhipicephalus microplus triosephosphate isomerase inhibitors with acaricidal activity 

      Saramago, Luiz; Gomes, Helga; Aguilera, Elena; Cerecetto, Hugo; González, Mercedes; Cabrera, Mauricio; Alzugaray, Maria Fernanda; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Fonseca, Rodrigo N. da; Aguirre-López, Beatriz; Cabrera, Nallely; Pérez-Montfort, Ruy; Merlino, Alicia; Moraes, Jorge; Álvarez, Gusmán (2018) [Artículo de periódico]
      The cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus is one of the most important ectoparasites causing significant economic losses for the cattle industry. The major tool of control is reducing the number of ticks, applying acaricides ...
    • Uso de acaricidas em Rhipicephalus (B.) microplus de duas regiões fisiográficas do Rio Grande do Sul 

      Farias, Nara Amelia da Rosa; Cunha Filho, Nilton Azevedo; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva (2008) [Artículo de periódico]
      A preocupação com a seleção de populações de Rhipicephalus (B.) microplus resistentes aos acaricidas é mundial. No Brasil, o aparecimento de resistência não é monitorado de maneira sistemática, o que dificulta o seu controle, ...
    • Vaccination against Rhipicephalus microplus : an alternative to chemical control? 

      Silva, Lucas André Dedavid e; Ali, Abid; Termignoni, Carlos; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva (2024) [Artículo de periódico]
      Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is a hard tick endemic in livestock-growing regions and causes economic losses in the largest beef-producing countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Australia and Uruguay. The ...