"Acaricides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A pesticide or chemical agent that kills mites and ticks. This is a large class that includes carbamates, formamides, organochlorines, organophosphates, etc, that act as antibiotics or growth regulators.
| Descriptor ID |
D056810
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.031.700.071 D27.888.723.071
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| Concept/Terms |
Acaricides- Acaricides
- Miticide
- Mite Control Agent
- Agent, Mite Control
- Control Agent, Mite
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acaricides" by people in Profiles.
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Jonsson NN, Cutull? C, Corley SW, Seddon JM. Identification of a mutation in the para-sodium channel gene of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus associated with resistance to flumethrin but not to cypermethrin. Int J Parasitol. 2010 Dec; 40(14):1659-64.