Acaricidal Properties of the Essential Oil From Zanthoxylum caribaeum Against Rhipicephalus microplus

Zanthoxylum caribaeum Lamarck (Rutaceae) is plant species with a variety of medical applications, including insecticidal activity. This study determined the bioacaricidal activity of the essential oil from Z. caribaeum leaves against engorged Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1887) fe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of medical entomology 2014-09, Vol.51 (5), p.971-975
Hauptverfasser: Nogueira, Jeane, Vinturelle, Rafaelle, Mattos, Camila, Tietbohl, Luis Armando Candido, Santos, Marcelo Guerra, Junior, Itabajara Da Silva Vaz, Mourao, Samanta Cardozo, Rocha, Leandro, Folly, Evelize
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Zusammenfassung:Zanthoxylum caribaeum Lamarck (Rutaceae) is plant species with a variety of medical applications, including insecticidal activity. This study determined the bioacaricidal activity of the essential oil from Z. caribaeum leaves against engorged Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1887) females using the adult immersion test. For this purpose, three serial concentrations (5.0, 2.5, and 1.25%, vol:vol, in 1% dimetilsulfoxide) of the essential oil were used. Essential oil 5% caused 65% mortality on the first day after treatment, 85% on the second day, and 100% mortality by the fifth day. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of the acaricidal activity of the essential oil from Z. caribaeum leaves against cattle ticks.
ISSN:0022-2585
DOI:10.1603/ME12236