Acaricidal activity of the essential oils from three Lamiaceae plant species on Rhipicephalus turanicus Pom. (Acari: Ixodidae)
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH, vol.111, no.4, pp.1863-1865, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 111 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s00436-012-2939-1
- Journal Name: PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1863-1865
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Acaricidal effects of three Labiatae essential oils extracted from ariel parts of Thymus sipyleus Boiss. subsp. sipyleus, Mentha longifolia L., and Dorystoechas hastata Boiss. & Heldr. ex Bentham on 10-day-old Rhipicephalus turanicus Pom. (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae were evaluated by using the larval packet test bioassay. Serial dilutions of the three essential oils were tested from a starting concentration of 1-0.1 % (1.0, 0.5, 0.25, and 0.1 % w/v). Results showed that all essential oils had very similar activity, producing complete mortality (100 %) in all tested concentrations on 10-day-old R. turanicus tick larvae.