Rhipicephalus linnaei
interview with The Straits Times (Aug 2025)
Rhipicephalus linnaei is causing a problem in animal shelters in Singapore. Despite weekly tick treatments since March 2025, the current infestation seems to be harder to control than ‘usual’. Apart from resistance to pesticides and acaricides (Tucker et al., 2020), another likely reason for the persistence/increase in abundance of R. Read more