Ixodes scapularis subsp. ticks

Poche, David M., Smith, Zachary & Poche, Richard M., 2023, Efficacy of a federally approved flea bait, orally administered to white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus), against blood feeding Ixodes scapularis larvae under simulated field conditions, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 21, pp. 33-42 : 34

2.1. White-footed mice and I. scapularis ticks

Test animals were obtained from a previously described outbred white-footed mouse colony (Poche´et al., 2020a). Larvae were obtained from the Oklahoma State Tick Rearing Facility (Stillwater, OK, USA) and maintained in a regulated insectary (Poche´et al., 2020a) .

All white-footed mouse procedures performed during this study, and the test protocol, were approved by the Genesis Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) (February 9, 2022) and followed Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and Genesis IACUC policies ( Genesis Laboratories, Inc. Protocol No. 21002).