title: Acaricidal activity of aqueous extracts of camomile flowers, Matricaria chamomilla, against the mite Psoroptes cuniculi.
abstract: Arcaricidal properties of decoctions, infusions and macerates of dried flower heads of camomile, Matricaria chamomilla L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) were tested in vitro against the mite Psoroptes cuniculi Delafond (Parasitiformes: Psoroptidae). This mite species is responsible for otoacariasis in domestic animals. Mites were exposed to the extracts for 24, 48 or 72 h. All the extracts tested showed highly significant acaricidal activity when compared with controls. Among them, a decoction of 10% was the only formulation which gave 100% activity at all the three observations times.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Profilassi ed Igiene degli Alimenti, Università di Pisa, Italy. fmaccion@vet.unipi.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Macchioni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perrucci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cecchi
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Cioni
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pampiglione
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007306:Insecticides; D008297:Male; D031168:Matricaria / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts; D040042:Psoroptidae
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts