Control of Ixodes Scapularis

肩胛硬蜱的防治

• 批准号: 6831337
• 负责人: EDDY A BRESNITZ
• 金额: $ 28.76万
• 依托单位: NEW JERSEY STATE DEPT/HEALTH/SENIOR SRVS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-04-01 至 2008-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6831337
• 关键词: Arthropoda; Ixodes; Lyme disease; Rodentias; Ungulate; arthropod nonpollutant control; bioperiodicity; chemoprevention; clinical research; communicable disease control; cooperative study; disease vectors; drug screening /evaluation; ecosystem; epizootiology; ethology; insect control; insecticide biological effect; insecticides; sample collection; seasons; wild animals; zoonosis

New Jersey consistently ranks among the top 3 or 4 stateseach yearwith respectto the numberof reported Lyme disease casesand has averaged >2,400 onfirmedcasesanuallyoverthe last3 years. In an effortto reducethe incidenceofLymedisease by decreasing human-tickencounters,the NJDHSS proposes research designed to evaluate severa lindividual and integrated strategies to control Ixodes scapularis, the principal vector of Lyme disease. Specifically,the NJDHSSwilltest the effectiveness of 2 novel host-targeted tick control technologies when used in combination with provenhabitat-targetedacaricide applications in an integrated program to rapidly suppress tickpopulations in a residential environment. Additional research will be conducted to assessthe efficacy of a large-scale, government-sponsored host reduction program in reducing tick populations and human disease. In a final study, existing habitat-targeted acaricide techniques will be modified with respect to scope and timing of annual applications to suppress tick populations, while minimizing impacts to non-target forest arthropods. As the results of these and other studies become available, the NJDHSS will generate a plan for widespread dissemination of successful tick control strategies to a variety of user groups. Approaches include the preparation and distribution of various educational materials, such as manuals, videos/CD-ROMs, and training seminars, and through the establishment of a tick control subcategory within the New Jersey Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification Program.

新泽西州每年报告的莱姆病病例数始终位居前 3 或 4 个州之列，并且在过去 3 年中平均每年确诊病例数超过 2,400 例。在努力 NJDHSS 提议，通过减少人员计数来减少莱米病的发病率 该研究旨在评估控制肩胛硬蜱（莱姆病的主要媒介）的几种单独和综合策略。具体来说，NJDHSS 将测试两种新型针对宿主的蜱虫控制技术与经过验证的针对栖息地的杀螨剂应用结合使用的综合计划的有效性，以快速抑制住宅环境中的蜱虫种群。 将进行更多研究，以评估政府资助的大规模宿主减少计划在减少蜱虫数量和人类疾病方面的功效。在最终研究中，现有的针对栖息地的杀螨技术将在年度施用范围和时间方面进行修改，以抑制蜱虫种群，同时尽量减少对非目标森林节肢动物的影响。随着这些研究和其他研究的结果的出现，NJDHSS 将制定一项计划，向各种用户群体广泛传播成功的蜱虫控制策略。方法包括准备和分发各种 教育材料，例如手册、视频/CD-ROM 和培训研讨会，以及通过在新泽西州商业农药施用者认证计划内建立蜱虫控制子类别。