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Abstract
A pesticide or chemical agent that kills mites and ticks. This is a large class that includes carbamates, formamides, organochlorines, organophosphates, etc, that act as antibiotics or growth regulators.
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Acaricide
- Mite Control Agent
- Miticide
- Agent, Mite Control
- Control Agent, Mite
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Aspects Covered
22 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
For use to kill or control mites and ticks, use no qualifiers on the acaricide or the mite or tick; appropriate qualifiers may be used when other aspects of the acaricide are discussed, such as the effect on a physiologic process or behavioral aspect of the mite or tick.
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History Note
2010
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Previous Indexing
- Insecticides (1981-2009)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Acaricides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056810. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056810
- Acaricides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acaricide
- Acaricides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q416014