FARM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR THE CONTROL OF THE TICK RHIPICEPHALUS (BOOPHILUS ) MICROPLUS (ACARI: IXODIDAE) ON FARMS IN THE REGION OF PINDAMONHANGABA, VALE DO PARAÍBA, SÃO PAULO, BRAZILA survey about practices adopted for tick control was carried out on 40 farms located in Pindamonhangaba, Vale do Paraíba, state of São Paulo, Brazil. The questionnaires applied to the producers in the year of 2004 showed that amitraz is the main product in the region, followed by the association of organofosphate with pyrethroid, and macrocyclical lactones. The majority of farmers (95%) have used therapeutical acaricide treatment without information about the main acaricide groups.
KEY WORDS
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus; acaricides; control