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Title	Trial of a Minimal-Risk Botanical Compound to Control the Vector Tick of Lyme Disease
Author	Rand, Peter W.; Lacombe, Eleanor H.; Elias, Susan P.; Lubelczyk, Charles B.; St. Amand, Theodore; Smith, Robert P.
Date	2010-07-01
Description	This research paper compares the application of IC2, a minimal-risk botanical compound containing 10% rosemary oil, with bifenthrin, a commonly used synthetic compound, for the control of Ixodes scapularis Say on tick-infested grids in Maine, in an area where Lyme disease is established and other tick-borne diseases are emerging.
Keywords	tick, ticks, deer tick, black-legged tick, blacklegged tick, rosemary, insecticide, bifenthrin, lyme, disease
URL	http://esa.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jme/2010/00000047/00000004/art00023
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ID	7862