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.
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1 September 2014
Acaricidal Properties of the Essential Oil From Zanthoxylum caribaeum Against Rhipicephalus microplus
Jeane Nogueira,
Rafaelle Vinturelle,
Camila Mattos,
Luis Armando Candido Tietbohl,
Marcelo Guerra Santos,
Itabajara Da Silva Vaz Junior,
Samanta Cardozo Mourão,
Leandro Rocha,
Evelize Folly
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 51 • No. 5
September 2014
Vol. 51 • No. 5
September 2014
pest Management
repellent
resistance
vector control
