Toxicity, synergistic potential, and multi-dimensional mechanisms of Mentha spicata and Perilla frutescens essential oils against Haemaphysalis longicornis
Against Haemaphysalis longicornis, tests were conducted at the larval, adult and egg stages using essential oils of Mentha spicata and Perilla frutescens, their main components, and combinations with hexythiazox, including contact toxicity, fumigant toxicity, oviposition inhibition and egg hatching inhibition, together with enzyme activity assays, transcriptome analysis and molecular docking