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The control of bovine pediculosis in Ireland is based predominantly on commercial insecticides belonging to one of two chemical classes, the synthetic pyrethroids and the macrocyclic lactones. In recent years, pyrethroid tolerance has been reported in a number of species of livestock lice in the United Kingdom and Australia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this pilot survey, lice were detected in 16 (94%) out of 17 herds visited. Two species of lice,\n                      <jats:italic>Bovicola bovis<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Linognathus vituli<\/jats:italic>\n                      were identified\n                      <jats:italic>. In vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      contact bioassays showed evidence of deltamethrin tolerance in\n                      <jats:italic>Bovicola bovis<\/jats:italic>\n                      collected from 4 farms. This was confirmed by repeatedly assessing louse infestations on treated animals on one farm.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To our knowledge this is the first record of insecticide tolerant populations of lice in Irish cattle. 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