Chemical Resistance To Acaricides
Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the Acari group, which includes ticks and mites. Acaricides were at one point in time an effective method in regulating the transmission of V. jacobsoni in honey bees; however, the build of residues in resistant-strains to acaricides have decreased the effectiveness of mite control in honey bees. Among those acaricides used are acrinathrin, amitraz, bromopropylate, chlordimeform, coumaphos, flumethrin and fluvalinate. Fluvalinate is the most effective acaricide.
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