@article{valcrcel2013control,
  title = {Control of Host-seeking Adults of Hyalomma lusitanicum with Oxalic Acid under Field Conditions},
  author = {Félix Valcárcel and José Luis Pérez Sánchez and José María Tercero Jaime and Pedro Ignacio Basco-Basco and Silvia Cota Guajardo and María-Teresa Cutuli and   Raquel Martín-Hernández and Angeles-Sonia Olmeda},
  year = 2013,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/IJVMR/2013/871622/},
  journal = {International Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Research & Reports},
  volume = 2014 (2014),
  pages = 9,
  doi = 10.5171/2014.871622,
  abstract = {For many years, tick control was based on topical acaricide administration, using similar methodology. Hyalomma lusitanicum is one of the most abundant tick species in the Mediterranean area but no control measures have been specifically developed against it. A previous study has shown the in vitro activity of Oxalic acid (OA) against H. lusitanicum. In this study OA was evaluated to control host seeking adults of H. lusitanicum under field conditions. Two different OA application systems were used. The first system, long hoses attached to a tractor that were used to treat  non accessible areas, and the second system was an ultra low volume (ULV) device for applying test materials in tracks, paths and other accessible areas. Different concentrations of OA ranging from 6.3 to 0.5% by hose and 10.0% by ULV applications were tested in this study.  Hose application of OA 6.3% was found to be the most effective leading to 77.9 to 100% reduction of the tick population. However, OA 3% achieved 80.9% reduction in tick population. 
The ULV application of 10.0% OA led a 75.9% reduction in tick population. The ULV method was easy to use and can cover large areas more efficiently.},
  keywords = {Oxalic acid, tick control, field conditions, Hyalomma lusitanicum},
  note = Article ID: 871622
}