author(s)
Bushra Khalil, Ayesha Kundi, Fatima Kundi, Najam-un-Nisa and Inam Ullah

abstract
The current study aimed to determine the ticks and mites' Infestation in livestock and drug efficacy against them in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. In this study, a total of 957 samples in which 375(39.19%) cows and 582 (60.1%) buffalos were examined. Total 794 species of ticks and mites were observed in which ticks were 582 (73.3%) and 212 (26.7%) were mites, which causes Infestation on cow and buffalo bodies. The overall infection percentage of male Sample was 38.42%, while the females were 41.87%. The drug's efficacy is also noted by applying drugs on animal's bodies. Ticks and mites were present more on the udder part, perineum, the lower abdomen, genital areas, and ears of the animal body. In addition, we identify the species (Tropilaelaps spp, Haemaphysalis spp, Amblyomma spp, Mesostigmata spp, and Tropilaelaps spp. It was concluded that the drug trichlorfon 50 ml, when applied on cow and buffalo body surface, has highly effective against ticks and mite's treatment compared to kerosene plus sour oil 100ml.