“…A prototype system was developed using both allomones in a rate of release similar to that found naturally in beagles and was partially successful in controlling ticks in an artificially infested environment (Oliveira-Filho et al, 2016. The longevity, but not the level, of prototype efficacy was increased in a later study (Oliveira-Filho et al, 2018) by using higher doses of compounds compared to doses tested by Oliveira-Filho et al (2016).…”