title: Acaricidal activity of Cassia alata against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus.
abstract: Using adult immersion test, the acaricidal activity of ethanolic extracts of leaves of Cassia alata L. was studied against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. The efficacy was assessed by measuring per cent adult mortality, inhibition of fecundity and hatching rate. The ethanolic extract of C. alata produced a concentration dependant increase in the adult tick mortality. The highest mortality (45.8%) and inhibition of fecundity (10.9%) were observed at the highest concentration tested (100 mg/ml). The plant extract did not affect egg hatchability.
authors: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala 673 576, India. drreghuravi@yahoo.com
authors: Reghu
authors: R
authors: Ravindran
authors: Sanis
authors: S
authors: Juliet
authors: Athalathil Ramankutty
authors: AR
authors: Sunil
authors: Karapparambu Gopalan
authors: KG
authors: Ajith Kumar
authors: Suresh Narayanan
authors: SN
authors: Nair
authors: Krishnan Kavillimakkil
authors: KK
authors: Amithamol
authors: Amitabh
authors: A
authors: Bandyopadhyay
authors: Ajay Kumar Singh
authors: AK
authors: Rawat
authors: Srikanta
authors: S
authors: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D056810:Acaricides / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002366:Cassia / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D010936:Plant Extracts; D048494:Rhipicephalus
chemical_list: D056810:Acaricides; D010936:Plant Extracts