STORY OF TICK ERADICATION 



1920 



1^ AREAS INFESTED WITH CATTLE FEVER TICKS 



U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG 60 (10) "5126 



AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 



der State quarantine Included those to which 

 cattle had been moved from ranches where 

 ticks were discovered and also premises that 

 had supplied cattle to ranches known to be in- 

 fested. 



Additional experienced State and Federal 

 tick inspectors were assigned to the eradication 

 project. During the summer of 1957, 8 infested 

 herds were found in Okeechobee County, 3 in 

 Broward, 2 in Highlands, and 1 each in Dade 

 and Palm Beach Counties. The campaign 

 ended successfully in September 1958, more 

 than a year after the last known infestation. 



Tick fever sfatus today 



On May 31, 1960, a State inspector again 

 found Boophihi^ microphis on cattle at the 

 Okeechobee Livestock Market. The lot of 21 



cattle had been trucked from Palm Beach 

 County. Additional infested cattle were found 

 in the herd of origin. The Animal Disease 

 Eradication Division cooperated with the State 

 of Florida in instituting a vigorous eradication 

 program. Tick inspectors traced movements 

 from infested areas and began the inspection 

 of cattle and horses throughout central and 

 southern Florida. Many owners spray their 

 cattle regularly, which makes it difficult to find 

 ticks. 



Sixteen infested herds were reported in the 

 following Counties: Palm Beach 10, Martin 4, 

 Hillsborough 1, and Indian River 1. 



A triangular area of approximately 600 

 square miles including parts of Palm Beach 

 and Martin Counties was placed under State 



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