First Look at 4PosterTick Control Device Effectiveness on DoD Facilities

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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
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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

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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
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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.
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Installation Perimeter
One 4-poster deer bait station/40-50 acres
Cantonment Area
Training Range
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Location 1
4-Poster sites
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4-Poster Sites, Location 2
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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

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CO2 Trap Surveillance
Three CO2 Traps per Sampling Site
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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
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Tick Drag Surveillance
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Tick Drag Sites
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SURVEY RESULTS (400 meter drags)
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no corn
clogged
no corn
clogged
clogged
moved
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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
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