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).