Table 1.

Killing times of Hyalomma marginatum using different disinfectants.

Time	Cavicide	Microchem 5%	Formalin 10%	Bleach 5%	Ethanol 70%
15 min	0	0	0	0	0
30 min	0	0	0	0	25
45 min	0	0	0	0	50
60 min	0	0	0	25	75
1.5 h	0	0	75	75	100
2 h	0	0	100	100
3 h	0	0
4 h	25	0
6 h	75	0
8 h	100	0
12 h		0
24 h		0
36 h		0
48 h		25
72 h		50
96 h		75
120 h		100

Table depicts the percent of ticks that are killed when submerged in disinfectant for a particular amount of time. Experiments were done with eight ticks in each group. Ticks were rinsed with deionized water after exposure, wiped clean, and kept in the incubator for 72 h at 27°C with 80% RH to determine if any ticks become active.