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First Look at 4-PosterTick Control Device Effectiveness on DoD Facilities

First Look at 4-PosterTick Control Device Effectiveness on DoD Facilities. First Look at 4-Poster Tick Control Device on DoD Facilities. Presenters: Karl Neidhardt Lynn Hoch Bob Wardwell.

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First Look at 4-PosterTick Control Device Effectiveness on DoD Facilities

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  1. First Look at 4-PosterTick Control Device Effectiveness on DoD Facilities First Look at 4-Poster Tick Control Device on DoD Facilities Presenters: Karl Neidhardt Lynn Hoch Bob Wardwell Acknowledgements: Donald Teig, Tony Gaw, Robert Simpkins, Pete Bloodworth

  2. DISCLAIMERS • The views expressed herein are the views of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government • Use of trademark name does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Army but is intended only to assist in identification of a specific product

  3. The ‘4-poster’ Deer Treatment Bait Station Manufactured by C. R. Daniels, Inc. of Ellicott City, MD and Marketed by the American Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. of Somers, NY EPA label issued to Y-Tex Corp. of Cody, WY for ‘4-Poster’ Tickicide September 2004 ARS patent licensed to Am. Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. and C. R. Daniels, Inc. during September 2003 - Commercial production began March 2004

  4. Remove all except a few grains of corn from the feed troughs. Corn that flowed into the feeding trough while adding corn to the bin. Approximate amount that should remain for deer to begin eating. Keep in mind that the ‘4-Poster’ is a bait station and not a deer feeder. The goal is to limit access to feed so that the deer must dip their heads more frequently therefore applying more ‘Tickicide”.

  5. Installation Perimeter One ‘4-poster’ deer bait station/40-50 acres Cantonment Area Training Range

  6. Location 1 4-Poster sites

  7. 2 1b 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 4-Poster Sites, Location 2 2 1 1a

  8. Evaluating Treatment • Reduction of ticks as indicated by surveillance • Corn consumption as an indicator • Chemical usage as an indicator • Good records essential to evaluating the program

  9. CO2 Trap Surveillance Three CO2 Traps per Sampling Site

  10. TICKS COLLECTED FROM CO2 TRAPS AT 4-POSTER SITES Location 1,NC; MAY 2005 AND MAY 2006 92% reduction in lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum ) May 05 - May 06

  11. Tick Drag Surveillance

  12. H G C D B F E A . Tick Drag Sites . . .

  13. H G C D B F E A . SURVEY RESULTS (400 meter drags) . . .

  14. no corn clogged no corn clogged clogged moved

  15. The ‘4-poster’ Deer Treatment Bait Station Manufactured by C. R. Daniels, Inc. of Ellicott City, MD and Marketed by the American Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. of Somers, NY EPA label issued to Y-Tex Corp. of Cody, WY for ‘4-Poster’ Tickicide September 2004 ARS patent licensed to Am. Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. and C. R. Daniels, Inc. during September 2003 - Commercial production began March 2004

  16. THANK YOU

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