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1 April 2007 Biocidal Activity of Three Wood Essential Oils Against Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
Marc C. Dolan, Gabrielle Dietrich, Nicholas A. Panella, John A. Montenieri, Joseph J. Karchesy
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The biocidal activity of three steam distilled wood essential oils—incense cedar, Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin; Port-Orford-cedar, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl.; and western juniper, Juniperus occidentalis (Hook)—were evaluated against adult Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) and Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothchild) (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) and nymphal Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae). In vitro laboratory bioassays were conducted to establish baseline dose–mortality data through 24 h. Incense cedar heartwood was the most toxic to all three vector species followed in order of activity by western juniper and Port-Orford-cedar based on LC50 and LC90 values. Ae. aegypti were substantially more susceptible to the oils than either I. scapularis or X. cheopis.

Marc C. Dolan, Gabrielle Dietrich, Nicholas A. Panella, John A. Montenieri, and Joseph J. Karchesy "Biocidal Activity of Three Wood Essential Oils Against Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 100(2), 622-625, (1 April 2007). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[622:BAOTWE]2.0.CO;2
Received: 8 August 2006; Accepted: 20 October 2006; Published: 1 April 2007
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KEYWORDS
Aedes aegypti
biocidal
essential oils
Ixodes scapularis
Xenopsylla cheopis
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