43 results about "Tick" patented technology

Described herein are long-acting injectable formulations for the treatment or prevention of a parasitic infestation or infection in an animal. The formulation contains a parasiticidal isoxazoline active agent; and castor oil or a combination of castor oil and a second natural oil. The amount of castor oil in the formulation or the combination of castor oil and the second natural oil is at least 40% (w / w). The formulation can be in the form of a solution or a suspension, and physically stable at standard ambient temperature and pressure for at least 1 month. Typically, the formulation is at least 80% effective at treating or preventing infestation by fleas and / or ticks for at least 6 months following a single administration to the animal.

A portable, handheld device utilizes heated air to exterminate ticks. The device includes a heating element (11), a fan (13), and a temperature control unit (14) to ensure the air reaches a temperature sufficient to kill ticks.

Bartonellosis is an emerging group of infectious diseases caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Bartonella, which includes at least 22 named species of bacteria transmitted primarily by carriers (i.e., vectors) including fleas, pubic lice, nits, sand flies, ticks, and potentially mites and spiders. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides antigen-specific amino acid sequences of Bartonella.

The invention relates to a combined mouse and insect killing composition, a combined mouse and insect killing bait and a combined mouse and insect killing method for simultaneously inhibiting reproduction of field mice and killing ectoparasites of the field mice. The combined mouse and insect killing composition comprises ivermectin and atrazine, the weight ratio of the ivermectin to the atrazine is (1-9): (9-90). The mouse and insect combined killing bait comprises the mouse and insect combined killing composition and basic bait. The combined mouse and insect killing method comprises the step of applying the combined mouse and insect killing composition or the combined mouse and insect killing bait to wild mice. The mouse and insect combined killing composition and bait can control the population density of mice by inhibiting the reproductive system function of the mice in the field on the premise of not directly killing the mice, and meanwhile effectively kill parasites such as fleas, ticks and the like on the body surfaces of the mice, and block a disease transmission chain. Therefore, the combined mouse and insect killing composition and the bait have the combined control effects of inhibiting reproduction of field mice and killing ectoparasites of the field mice.

In particular, the present invention relates to a method for determining whether an animal and / or a progeny thereof is likely to have an increased heat resistance, an increased resistance to a wall lice, and / or a desired fur texture. It also provides methods for selecting or excluding an animal, one or more cells or embryos; estimating the value of the animal; producing an animal having a desired genotype / phenotype; cloning and breeding animals; and a method of forming a population.

Use of 1-methoxyindole or derivatives thereof for repelling and / or killing pests is provided, belonging to the technical field of pest control. The active ingredient provided by the present disclosure is 1-methoxyindole (1-MOI), which is a compound found in Metarhizium robertsii. When applied as a repellent, 1-methoxyindole at a concentration of 0.127 μg / cm2 in a plane has a repellent effect on a variety of ants, termites, and ticks, and the higher the content of 1-methoxyindole, the better the repellent effect; and when applied as a pesticide, 1-methoxyindole at a concentration of 0.14 μg / cm3 in space has a killing effect on a variety of pests such as ants, termites, ticks, thrips, mosquitoes, Bemisia tabaci, Nilaparvata lugens Stal, and Tetranychus cinnabarinus, and the higher the concentration of 1-methoxyindole, the better the killing effect.

Self-adhesive tick repellent patch Fig. 1 (2) for removing ticks from a human body, comprising tick removal without stressful contact with the tick's body, wherein an absorbent material Fig. 1 (3) serves as a receptacle for the repellent on the patch to deter the tick. This device is suitable for holding a repellent in the form of an acidic medium. The self-adhesive tick repellent patch Fig. 1 (2) is equipped with a firmly bonded absorbent material Fig. 1 (3). It features a centrally located, round, 7 mm diameter cylindrical recess Fig. 2 (4). A transparent cover film Fig. 1 (5) covers the recess area. This allows the current status of the tick's removal Fig. 2 (1) to be observed at all times, and the disposal process can begin after the tick has been removed without stress. A closed container Fig. 2 (4) prevents the tick from migrating after removal.

The invention discloses an application of a compound fluoropropylazole in preparation of tick-killing drugs, in particular to prevention and treatment of haemaphysalis longissima. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of flupropylazole and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and can be prepared into an injection, an oral preparation or an external dosage form, and the effective concentration is 1-100 ppm. Experiments show that the fluralazole has excellent tick killing activity and remarkable reproduction inhibition ability at low concentration (such as 5ppm, the fatality rate in 48 hours is 100%), the egg laying time of ticks can be remarkably delayed, and the effect is superior to that of the existing drug fluralazole. The invention has the advantages of high efficiency, safety, strong resistance management potential and the like, and is suitable for tick control of various livestock and pets.

The utility model discloses a tick breeding device, and belongs to the technical field of tick breeding. A tick breeding device comprises a breeding box and ventilation meshes formed in one side of the breeding box, a feeding table is fixedly installed in the breeding box, the tick breeding device further comprises a collecting tank slidably connected to the inner wall of the breeding box, a screw is rotationally connected into the breeding box, a movable plate is in threaded connection with the screw, and the movable plate is in threaded connection with the feeding table. The bottom of the moving plate is fixedly connected with an arc-shaped scraping plate; according to the tick breeding device, a gear motor is started to drive a screw rod to rotate slowly, a moving plate drives an arc-shaped scraping plate to stably slide on the bottom wall of the breeding box under the guide of a guide rod to the moving plate, tick excrement on the bottom wall of the breeding box is scraped into a moving knife collecting groove, the tick excrement is collected, the excrement is scraped in time, and the tick breeding device is convenient to use. The transmission probability of pathogens can be effectively reduced, the health of tick groups is guaranteed, and the ticks can survive in a more comfortable environment.

The present application relates to the technical field of insect trapping device, especially relates to a tick trapping device, which comprises a connecting structure, a collecting structure and an adjusting structure, the connecting structure is assembled on the collecting structure, the adjusting structure is connected to the connecting structure, the connecting structure comprises a connecting cylinder and an adjusting piece, the adjusting piece is arranged in the connecting cylinder, the connecting cylinder is provided with an inlet, the connecting cylinder is fixedly connected to the collecting structure, the collecting structure comprises a collecting seat and an auxiliary assembly, the auxiliary assembly is detachably connected in the collecting seat, and the collecting seat is fixedly connected to the connecting cylinder. Its purpose is: to solve the problems of the cloth flag method for catching ticks, the inconvenience of the cloth flag method for catching ticks, the poor practicability of the common trapping device for catching ticks in different regions, the need for corresponding improvement for different situations, and the inconvenience of use.

A movable arthropod harvesting machine includes a frame; wheels connected to the frame for moving along the ground; an attachment surface supported by the frame and configured for being attached to by an arthropod; and an extermination section supported on the frame and configured for exterminating the arthropod on the attachment surface.

The control and repellency of biting insects, houseflies, ticks, ants, fleas, gnats, cockroaches, spiders, and foul-smelling insects is obtained by contact of the insects with at least one of the compounds of structure (I), (Formula I) where R is -OH, =O, -OC(O)R4, -OR6, or -(O6)2, where each R6 is independently an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R4 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group with from zero to two double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; X is O or CH2, with the condition that when X is OR it can only be =O; each Z is independently selected from (CH) and (CH2); and is a number selected from 1 and 2; R1 is selected from H or a branched or linear chain hydrocarbyl group, saturated or unsaturated, with from zero to two double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms;R2 is H and a linear or branched chain hydrocarbyl group, saturated or unsaturated, with from zero to three double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; R3 is H, a linear or branched chain hydrocarbyl group, saturated or unsaturated, with from zero to three double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, -(CH2)nOH, -C(O)OR5, -CH2C(O)OR7, -CH2C(O)R8, -C(O)NR9R10 or CH2C(O)NR11R12 wherein each of R5, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 is independently H and a linear or branched chain hydrocarbyl group, saturated or unsaturated, with from zero to three double bonds and from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and n is an integer n from 1 to 12; The link between positions 2 and 3 in the ring structure can be a single link or a double link;and wherein the compounds of structure (I) contain from 11 to 20 carbon atoms, except where R is =O, X =CH2 and e is 1, the compounds of structure (I) contain from 13 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that when R3 is -CH2C(O)OR, R1 and R2 must be H or a saturated hydrocarbyl group with zero double bonds. The invention also includes optical isomers, diastereomers, and enantiomers of the compounds of structure (I).

The utility model discloses a tick catching device for pangolin, and relates to the technical field of wildlife rescue. The top of the handheld shell extends forwards to be provided with a sleeve, a screw connected and driven through a driving motor and a gear set is coaxially arranged in the sleeve, the telescopic pipe is slidably inserted in the sleeve, a nut is arranged at the rear end of the telescopic pipe and matched with the screw in a screwed mode, the mechanical claw is installed at the front end of the telescopic pipe, and the electromagnet is fixed in the telescopic pipe and matched with the mechanical claw. The battery is installed at the bottom of the handheld shell, a three-gear switch and a button switch are arranged in the middle of the front side of the handheld shell to control the driving motor and the electromagnet respectively, and the seesaw is installed above the handheld shell through a torsion hinge. Through the ingenious design of the seesaw, the telescopic pipe and the mechanical claw, the operation of turning the nail tip and arresting ticks can be carried out with one hand, the structure is simple, carrying is easy, use is convenient, and the risk of scratching can be avoided.

The disclosure, in some aspects, provides antigen-specific amino acid sequences for tick-borne relapsing fever Borrelia species.

The utility model discloses a tick trapping and monitoring device, and relates to the technical field of tick monitoring. A tick trapping and monitoring device comprises an installation cylinder and a tick inlet cover detachably connected to the installation cylinder, and further comprises an installation ring fixedly installed in the installation cylinder and provided with a plurality of sets of storage grooves in a surrounding mode, a sealing ring is rotatably installed on the installation ring, and at least one air hole is formed in the sealing ring; the leakage hole of the tick inlet cover is dynamically blocked through the sealing cover, high-concentration trapping gas is accumulated in the non-active period of ticks and instantly released in the active period, trapping gas jet flow and attractant gas concentration gradient are formed, the trapping range is rapidly covered, and the tick response intensity and trapping efficiency are remarkably improved; after each time of release, the sealing ring rotates by one station, a single storage tank is only exposed for one period, and release is carried out twice a day, so that maintenance-free for continuous multiple days can be realized, and the maintenance frequency is reduced.

Disclosed herein are methods of eradicating ticks that attach to a human subject, thereby preventing potential transmission of vector-borne diseases including Lyme disease, via delivery of one, two, or more systemic doses of a lotilaner anti-parasitic therapeutic agent to the subject.

The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): (I) that are useful for the long-lasting treatment and control of pests, for example, fleas and ticks, in pets and livestock, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using them.

The present invention provides compounds of formula (I):which are useful for long-lasting treatment and control of pests, for example fleas and ticks, in companion animals and livestock, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the same.

The invention relates to the technical field of tick repelling, in particular to a plant essential oil mixture, a preparation method and application of the plant essential oil mixture in medicine for repelling and killing tephros asiaticum, the plant essential oil mixture comprises core components and functional auxiliaries, the core components comprise cinnamon essential oil, folium eucalypti essential oil and eugenol, and the functional auxiliaries comprise a penetration enhancer and an enzyme inhibitor; the mass ratio of the cinnamon essential oil to the folium eucalypti essential oil to the eugenol is (1-3): (1-2): (2-1); the penetration enhancer accounts for 0.1-0.6% of the total mass of the core component, and the enzyme inhibitor accounts for 0.1-0.3% of the total mass of the core component. According to the plant essential oil mixture as well as the preparation method and the application of the plant essential oil mixture in the medicine for expelling and killing the European eyebrow ticks, the plant essential oil mixture is precisely matched aiming at different development stages of the European eyebrow ticks, the expelling and killing effect is obvious, the lasting period is long, the drug resistance is not easy to generate, and the plant essential oil mixture is environment-friendly and safe.

The invention discloses tick monitoring equipment and method, and particularly relates to the technical field of tick monitoring, the tick monitoring equipment comprises a trapping box, a bottom plate is arranged at the bottom end of the trapping box, a connecting ring is fixedly arranged at the top end of the bottom plate, a connecting groove is formed in the inner wall of the bottom end of the trapping box, and a fixed partition plate is fixedly arranged in the trapping box; the fixed partition plate divides the interior of the trapping box into a pumping cavity and a carbon dioxide gas cylinder containing cavity which are distributed up and down, and the interior of the carbon dioxide gas cylinder containing cavity is used for containing a carbon dioxide gas cylinder; an expansion frame is integrally fixed to the other ends of the air supply pipes, a fan is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of one end of each air supply pipe, and a connecting pipe is fixedly arranged at the air inlet end of each fan. By effectively overcoming the defects in the prior art, remarkable progress is made in the aspects of monitoring accuracy, operation safety and use convenience, and efficient and reliable technical equipment is provided for tick population dynamic monitoring and entomophilous disease risk early warning.

System setup for the differentiated testing of the effectiveness of tick repellents with regard to the stimulus types odor, taste, contact and distance effect, comprising a flat substrate (4) free of vertical boundaries for receiving a tick (22) and a test substance (18), wherein an active ingredient zone is arranged on the substrate (4) such that it spatially delineates a tick repellent-free interior space (12) from an exterior space (14), characterized in that: ◯ the interior (12) and the exterior (14) are physically connected to each other via at least one test-free opening (16), ◯ the active substance zone on the barrier-free substrate (4) is positioned in such a way that it provides the tick (22) with both a contactless escape route through the opening (16) and an interaction zone for optional direct physical contact with the test substance (18) in order to make behavioral reactions at the interface technically detectable.

A movable arthropod harvesting machine includes a frame; wheels connected to the frame for moving along the ground; an attachment surface supported by the frame and configured for being attached to by an arthropod; and an extermination section supported on the frame and configured for exterminating the arthropod on the attachment surface.

This disclosure is directed to methods to identify arthropod-borne pathogens, arthropod species, and arthropod blood meal hosts. The arthropod-borne pathogen may be a bacterium, a protozoan, or a virus. The arthropod may be a tick which may be a hard or a soft tick. From a single sample, the method uses a combination of PCR and mass spectrometry to rapidly identify a wide variety of pathogens, arthropods, and blood meal hosts. Also provided are methods of diagnosing arthropod-associated diseases in humans, domestic animals, farm animals, or wild animals. Kits are also provided. Furthermore, the methods disclosed herein are useful for a variety of challenges such as arthropod-borne disease surveillance, sentinel surveillance, and monitoring eradication programs.

The utility model discloses a tick in-vitro subculture device, which is characterized in that a hanging basket is driven by rotating an operating platform to simulate the blood flow of a host, a heating sheet, a heat conductor and a temperature controller are combined to maintain the temperature of feeding liquid, and a tick accommodating area and a feeding liquid area are separated by a biological membrane, so that the in-vitro simulation of a natural blood sucking state of ticks is realized. The device is detachable in structure and easy and convenient to operate, and the success rate of in-vitro subculture of the ticks is remarkably increased.

The application belongs to the technical field of tick feeding, and particularly relates to a double-control-temperature tick in-vitro membrane feeding system, which comprises a blood bin used for storing blood sources and having a composite film as a bottom surface; a tick breeding chamber used for accommodating ticks and installed at the bottom of the blood bin, wherein the tick breeding chamber covers the composite film; a double-control-temperature system comprising a heating module and a temperature sensor installed at the side of the blood bin, and a heating module and a temperature sensor inside the tick breeding chamber, wherein the double-control-temperature system adjusts the temperature difference between the blood source in the blood bin and the environment temperature in the tick breeding chamber to be 10 DEG - 12 DEG; and a constant-humidity spraying device connected to the tick breeding chamber and used for adjusting the humidity of the environment in the tick breeding chamber. The application meets the temperature difference between two sides of membrane feeding and humidity adjustment, simulates a real environment, and utilizes gravity to simulate a host blood pressure difference, thereby facilitating tick blood sucking.

The first aspect of the invention relates to the amino acid sequence of the recombinant virus-like particles (VLPs) shown as the sequence number SEQ 1, based on the natural TBEV proteins: the prM and E protein. The change in the sequence of natural proteins refers, inter alia, to the introduction of additional modified sequences into the sequence of natural proteins, i.e., the signal sequence for LMSAP1 phosphatase from Leishmania mexicana, e.g., the signal sequence from the LEXSinduce3 Expression Kit expression system and P2A sequence, which result in more efficient overproduction of VLPs and increase their immunogenicity. A second aspect of the invention relates to recombinant VLPs with the amino acid sequence according to the invention (SEQ 1) for medical use in the prevention and control of tick-borne encephalitis, especially when used in a form of a vaccine component.

The present invention provides a tick and mite capturing product which has excellent tick and mite attracting effect and can effectively and safely capture and remove attracted ticks and mites. The product is provided with a fiber structure (10) having fluff and an adhesive body (20) for sticking ticks and mites. The fiber constituting the fiber structure (10) has an elongation of 10% or less. The fiber structure (10) is a woven fabric or a knitted fabric having a yarn density of 10 to 100 per 10 cm and contains at least bast fiber and / or seta fiber. An attractant (30) is provided between the fiber structure (10) and the adhesive body (20), and at least a part of the fiber structure (10) is covered with a breathable sheet (40) having no fluff.

The present invention relates to the composition of a long-acting, bioadhesive endoparasiticidal gel based on an isoxazoline, alone or in combination with other antiparasitic agents. This gel exhibits a high level of adhesion to the oral mucosa and is highly palatable, greatly simplifying its dosage and preparation procedures. Ectoparasitosis is a parasitic condition caused by fleas, ticks, and mites that infest the superficial layers of the skin in small animals. Control of this disease is of great importance and readily achievable through the use of suitable antiparasitic agents such as isoxazolines, a chemical compound widely administered orally in tablet form due to the organoleptic and physicochemical characteristics of the compositions known to date.The present invention demonstrates that it is possible to administer isoxazolines in the pharmaceutical form of an oral gel at concentrations of up to 20.0% w / v, overcoming the organoleptic and physicochemical limitations of compositions known to date. These factors, never before included in oral ectoparasiticide compositions based on isoxazolines, represent a significant competitive advantage over existing compositions.