ABSTRACT Essential oils from the leaves of two species of the genus Ocotea that occur in the Atlantic Forest in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The acaricidal activity of these oils as well as 11 selected components and blends were evaluated in f...
Abstract Plants respond to wounding caused by mechanical stress or herbivory by synthesizing defense proteins. There are no studies reporting the action of induced plant proteins against ticks. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mechanically wounded Leucaena leucocephala leaves agains...
Diversos trabalhos foram realizados ao longo da história do Brasil com o intuito de se controlar e erradicar os bichos barbeiros do ambiente habitado por seres humanos, incluindo a realização de controle químico com hexaclorociclohexanos. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar a ...
Abstract The aim of this study was to select different genotypes of Lippia sidoides with the highest activity against larvae and engorged females of the tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. The germplasms studied were LSID006, LSID102, LSID103 and LSID104. The LSID104 genotype, that presented carvac...
Abstract The Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick is responsible for considerable economic losses in Brazil, causing leather damage, weight loss and reduced milk production in cattle and results in the transmission of pathogens. Currently, the main method for controlling this tick is using acaricides...
Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the activity of aqueous (AE) and ethanolic extracts (EE) and pilocarpine hydrochloride, which were extracted and isolated from Pilocarpus microphyllus (Jaborandi), respectively, on Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. High performance liquid chromatography (HP...
The control of tick species that affect animal production is vital for the economic welfare of the cattle industry. This study focused on testing the acaricidal activity of the essential oil from the leaves and stems of Tagetes minuta against several Brazilian tick species, including Rhipicephalus (Booph...
Os ácaros Oligonychus ilicis (McGregor, 1917) (Tetranychidae) e Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1939) (Tenuipalpidae) causam prejuízos econômicos ao cafeeiro e seu controle é feito geralmente por meio do método químico. Dentre os inimigos naturais que regulam as densidades populacionais desses art...
