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The frequent use of acaricides to control ticks acts as a selection pressure directly on their genome, which implies the selection of genes associated with resistance to acaricides in the progeny of ticks. This process will invariably lead to the gradual emergence of resistance to acaricides in the short term. (Artwork by Fernando Rosario Dominguez).
