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==Control==
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*In warmer climates where rainfall is present all year round and there is a constant high relative humidity, tick activity may be constant throughout the year
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*If there is a limited vegetation mat, tick activity will mainly be influenced by seasonal rainfall and the vegetation transpiration
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*In temperate climates there is usually 2 distinct periods of tick activity coinciding with warmer temperatures
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**E.g. spring and autumn
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*Some temperate climates only have 1 distinct period of tick activity in the spring
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===Control methods===
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'''Killing ticks on the ground'''
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*Altering micro-climate
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**E.g. Pasture improvement
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*Starving (spelling) pasture
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**Only useful if ticks do not feed on other hosts
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*Burning pasture to kill off ticks on the ground
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'''Separate the host from the infection'''
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*Stock management
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**Removing stock from infected pasture when ticks are most active
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*Fencing off infected areas
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'''Killing ticks on the host'''
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*Acaricides
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*E.g. Dipping, spraying, pour-on solutions
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*For more information on acaricides see [[Ectoparasiticides|here]]
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'''Enhancing host resistance'''
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*Stock hybridisation
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**E.g. Breeding the higher resistant ''Bos indicus'' with the less resistant ''Bos taurus''
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*Vaccination against the hidden antigens in the tick's gut
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