title: In vitro activity of ten essential oils against Sarcoptes scabiei.
abstract: The development of alternative approaches in ectoparasite management is currently required. Essential oils have been demonstrated to exhibit fumigant and topical toxicity to a number of arthropods. The aim of the present study was to assess the potential efficacy of ten essential oils against Sarcoptes scabiei.
  
  
  
  The major chemical components of the oils were identified by GC-MS analysis. Contact and fumigation bioassays were performed on Sarcoptes mites collected from experimentally infected pigs. For contact bioassays, essential oils were diluted with paraffin to get concentrations at 10, 5, and even 1% for the most efficient ones. The mites were inspected under a stereomicroscope 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 90, 120, 150, and 180min after contact. For fumigation bioassay, a filter paper was treated with 100 μL of the pure essential oil. The mites were inspected under a stereomicroscope for the first 5min, and then every 5min until 1h.
  
  
  
  Using contact bioassays, 1% clove and palmarosa oil killed all the mites within 20 and 50min, respectively. The oils efficacy order was: clove > palmarosa > geranium > tea tree > lavender > manuka > bitter orange > eucalyptus > Japanese cedar. In fumigation bioassays, the efficacy order was: tea tree > clove > eucalyptus > lavender > palmarosa > geranium > Japanese cedar > bitter orange > manuka. In both bioassays, cade oil showed no activity.
  
  
  
  Essential oils, especially tea tree, clove, palmarosa, and eucalyptus oils, are potential complementary or alternative products to treat S. scabiei infections in humans or animals, as well as to control the mites in the environment.
authors.affiliation: Parasitology Department, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.|Research group Dynamyc, EA 7380 EnvA, UPEC, UPE, Maisons-Alfort & Créteil, France.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Parasitology-Mycology Department, AP-HP, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France.
authors.forename: Kerdalidec
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Candy
authors.affiliation: Research group Dynamyc, EA 7380 EnvA, UPEC, UPE, Maisons-Alfort & Créteil, France.
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melloul
authors.affiliation: Research group Dynamyc, EA 7380 EnvA, UPEC, UPE, Maisons-Alfort & Créteil, France.|Dermatology Department, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, UPEC, Créteil, France.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bernigaud
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Quality Standards, Guangxi Institute of Traditional Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanning, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.affiliation: Research group Dynamyc, EA 7380 EnvA, UPEC, UPE, Maisons-Alfort & Créteil, France.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Darmon
authors.affiliation: Parasitology-Mycology Department, AP-HP, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France.
authors.forename: Rémy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.affiliation: Research group Dynamyc, EA 7380 EnvA, UPEC, UPE, Maisons-Alfort & Créteil, France.
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Botterel
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, UPEC, Créteil, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chosidow
authors.affiliation: Parasitology-Mycology Department, AP-HP, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France.
authors.forename: Arezki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Izri
authors.affiliation: Parasitology Department, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
authors.forename: Weiyi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Research group Dynamyc, EA 7380 EnvA, UPEC, UPE, Maisons-Alfort & Créteil, France. jacques.guillot@vet-alfort.fr.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guillot
mesh_terms: D056810:Acaricides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei / Q000187:drug effects*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D056810:Acaricides; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils
keywords: Contact; Essential oils; Fumigation bioassay; Sarcoptes scabiei