[Plant extracts in control of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1887) (Acari: Ixodidae) in laboratory].
Plant extracts were studied to evaluate its efficiency in the control of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1887) in laboratory. Engorged female ticks were collected from the cattle, kept in Petri dishes. Organic alcoholic extracts 2% (weight/volume) were used: seeds of Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae) (soursop); flowers of Syzygium malaccensis (L.) (Myrtaceae) (iamb), leaves of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf (Poaceae) (holy grass), leaves of Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Meliaceae) (neem) and hexane extract 2% (weight/volume) of A. indica (seeds). The control groups consisted of untreated females and females treated with distilled water and sterile and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) a concentration of 1%. The extract of A. muricata (seed) had the highest mortality with acaricide activity and 100% efficacy followed by extracts of S. malaccensis (75 and 59.24%) and A. indica (65 and 38.49%). The seed extract of A. muricata reduced 100% larvae hatch.
Broglio-Micheletti
Sônia Maria Forti
SM
Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Rio Largo, Brazil. soniamfbroglio@gmail.com
Valente
Ellen Carine Neves
EC
de Souza
Leilianne Alves
LA
Dias
Nivia da Silva
Nda S
de Araújo
Alice Maria Nascimento
AM
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D048494:Rhipicephalus / Q000187:drug effects*
D010936:Plant Extracts