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Insect-Killing Fungi Control Ticks in Cattle

Insect-Killing Fungi Control Ticks in Cattle

Metarhizium

What they found

Metarhizium anisopliae fungi can kill ticks and reduce East Coast fever transmission in cattle.

Metarhizium anisopliae fungi can kill ticks and reduce East Coast fever transmission in cattle.

How solid is it?

Review

Review

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Metarhizium anisopliae

Metarhizium anisopliae

Published in

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Tick Control

Tick Control

Entomopathogenic fungi, like Metarhizium anisopliae, show promise as an eco-friendly alternative to chemical acaricides in controlling East Coast fever (ECF) in cattle. These fungi can kill ticks through delayed mortality, reducing tick populations and their transmission of Theileria parva, the parasite causing ECF.

Entomopathogenic fungi, like Metarhizium anisopliae, show promise as an eco-friendly alternative to chemical acaricides in controlling East Coast fever (ECF) in cattle. These fungi can kill ticks through delayed mortality, reducing tick populations and their transmission of Theileria parva, the parasite causing ECF.

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