Chemical composition and acaricidal activity of the essential oil of Baccharis dracunculifolia De Candole (1836) and its constituents nerolidol and limonene on larvae and engorged females of Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

•The chemical composition of essential oil (EO) of B. dracunculifolia was accessed.•B. dracunculifolia EO comprises mostly nerolidol, germacrene D and limonene.•The volatile oil is highly active against R. microplus larvae and engorged female.•Nerolidol is the major constituent responsible for acari...

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