Eucalyptus essential oil toxicity against permethrin-resistant Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 409-414

  Toloza, Ariel C ^a   Lucía, Alejandro ^a   Zerba, Eduardo ^a,b   Masuh, Hector ^a,b   Picollo, María Inés ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; PERMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EUCALYPTUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LOUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHOOL CHILD; ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; PEDICULUS; SURVIVAL; TIME;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS DUNNII; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS SIDEROXYLON; MAMMALIA; PEDICULIDAE; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; EUCALYPTUS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; OILS, VOLATILE; PEDICULUS; PERMETHRIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949314367     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1676-6     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Abdelgaleil S, Mohamed M, Badawy M, El-arami S (2009) Fumigant and contact toxicities of monoterpenes to Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and their inhibitory effects on acetylcholinesterase activity. J Chem Ecol 35:518-525.
2. Abdel-Ghaffar F, Semmler M (2007) Efficacy of neem seed extract shampoo on head lice of naturally infected humans in Egypt. Parasitol Res 100:329-332.
3. Adams RP (2007) Identification of essential oil components by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Allured Publishing Corporation, Illinois.
4. Amer A, Mehlhorn H (2006) Repellency effect of forty-one essential oils against Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex mosquitoes. Parasitol Res 99:478-490.
5. Bandoni A (2002) Los aceites esenciales. In: BandoniA(ed) Los recursos vegetales aromáticos en Latinoamérica. CYTED editions, Buenos Aires, pp 27-38.
6. Batish DR, Singh HP, Kohli RK, Kaur S (2008) Eucalyptus essential oil as a natural pesticide. Forest Ecol Manage 256:2166-2174.
7. Bauer E, Jahnke C, Feldmeier H (2009) Seasonal fluctuations of head lice infestation in Germany. Parasitol Res 104:677-681.
8. Burgess IF (2004) Human lice and their control. Annu Rev Entomol 49:457-481.
9. Burgess IF (2009) Current treatments for Pediculosis capitis. Curr Opin Infect Dis 22:131-136.
10. Casida JE, Quistad GB (1995) Pyrethrum flowers: production, chemistry, toxicology and uses. Oxford University Press, UK.
11. Falagas M, Matthaiou D, Rafailidis P, Panos G, Pappas G (2008) Worldwide prevalence of head lice. Emerg Infect Dis 14:1493-1494.
12. FAO (1995) Flavours and fragrances of plant origin. Rome, Italy.
13. Guenther E (1948) The essential oils. Krieger Publication Co, Florida.
14. Heukelbach J, Speare R, Canyon D (2006a) Natural products and their application to the control of head lice: an evidence-based review. In: Brahmachari G (ed) Chemistry of natural products: recent trends and development. Kerala, India, pp 1-26.
15. Heukelbach J, Oliveira F, Speare R (2006b) A new shampoo based on neem (Azadirachta indica) is highly effective against head lice in vitro. Parasitol Res 99:353-356.
16. Hunter J, Barker S (2003) Susceptibility of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) to pediculicides in Australia. Parasitol Res 90:476-478.
17. Isman M (2000) Plant essential oils for pest and disease management. Crop Prot 19:603-608.
18. Kovats E (1965) The retention index system. In: Giddings JC, Keller RA (eds) Advances in chromatography. Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, pp 229-247.
19. Lee B, Choi W, Lee S, Park B (2001) Fumigant toxicity of essential oils and their constituent compounds towards the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.). Crop Prot 20:317-320.
20. Lee B, Annis P, Tumaalii F, Lee S (2004) Fumigant toxicity of Eucalyptus blakelyi and Melaleuca fulgens essential oils and 1, 8-cineole against different development stages of the rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae. Phytoparasitica 32:498-506.
21. LeOraSoftware (2002) POLO-PC: a user's guide to probit or logit analysis. LeOra software, Berkeley.
22. Litchfield J, Wilcoxon F (1949) A simplified method of evaluating dose-effect experiments. J Exp Ther 96:99-103.
23. Lucia A, Licastro S, Zerba E, Masuh H (2008) Yield, chemical composition and bioactivity of essential oils from twelve species of Eucalyptus on Aedes aegypti (L.) larvae (Díptera: Culicidae). Entomol Exp et Appl 129:107-114.
24. Lucía A, Gonzalez Audino P, Seccacini E, Licastro S, Zerba E, Masuh H (2007) Larvicidal effect of Eucalyptus grandis essential oil and turpinene and their major components on Aedes aegypti. J Am Mosq Control Assoc 23:299-303.
25. Lucía A, Licastro S, Zerba E, Gonzalez Audino P, Masuh H (2009) Sensitivity of Aedes aegypti adults (Diptera: Culicidae) to the vapors of Eucalyptus essential oils. Bioresour Technol. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2009.02. 075.
26. Mougabure Cueto G, Zerba E, Picollo MI (2008) Evidence of pyrethroid resistance in eggs of Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) from Argentina. J Med Entomol 45:693-697.
27. Mumcuoglu K, Gilead L, Ingber A (2009) New insights in pediculosis and scabies. Expert Review Dermatol 4:285-302.
28. Papachristos DP, Stamopoulos DC (2002) Toxicity of vapours of three essential oils to the immature stages of Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). J Stored Prod Res 38:117-128.
29. Picollo MI, Vassena C, Casadio A, Massimo J, Zerba E (1998) Laboratory studies of susceptibility and resistance to insecticides in Pediculus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae). J Med Entomol 35:814-817.
30. Picollo MI, Vassena C, Mougabure Cueto G, Vernetti M, Zerba E (2000) Resistance to insecticides and effect of synergists on permethrin toxicity in Pediculus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Buenos Aires. J Med Entomol 37:721-725.
31. Regnault-Roger C (1997) The potential of botanical essential oils for insect pest control. Integr Pest Manag Rev 2:25-34.
32. Robinson D, Leo N, Prociv P, Barker S (2003) Potential role of Pediculus humanus capitis, as vectors of Rickettsia prowazekii. Parasitol Res 90:209-211.
33. Sasaki T, Poudel S, Isawa H, Hayashi T, Sekia N, Tomita T, Sawabe K, Kobayashi M (2006) First Molecular Evidence of Bartonella quintana in Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae), Collected from Nepalese Children. J Med Entomol 43:110-112.
34. Semmler M, Abdel-Ghaffar F, Al-Rasheid K, Mehlhorn H (2009) Nature helps: from research to products against blood-sucking arthropods. Parasitol Res (in press). doi:10.1007/s00436-009-1634-3.
35. Shaaya E, Rafaeli A (2007) Essential oils as biorational insecticides-potency and mode of action. In: Ishaaya I, Nauen R, Horowitz R (eds) Insecticides design using advanced technologies. Springer-Verlag, Berlín, pp 249-261.
36. StatSoft Inc (2004) STATISTICA (data analysis software system), version 7. www.statsoft.com.
37. Takano-Lee M, Edman J, Mullens B, Clark M (2005) Transmission potential of the human head louse, Pediculus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae). Int J Dermatol 44:811-816.
38. Tisserand R, Balacs T (1995) Essential oils safety: a guide for health care professionals. Churchill Livingstone, London.
39. Toloza AC, Zygadlo J, Mougabure Cueto G, Biurrun F, Zerba E, Picollo MI (2006) Fumigant and repellent properties of essential oils and component compounds against permethrin-resistant Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Argentina. J Med Entomol 43:889-895.
40. Toloza A, Lucía A, Zerba E, Masuh H, Picollo MI (2008) Interspecific hybridization of Eucalyptus as a potential tool to improve the bioactivity of essential oils against permethrin-resistant head lice from Argentina. Bioresour Technol 99:7341-7347.
41. Toloza A, Vassena C, Gallardo A, Gónzalez-Audino P, Picollo MI (2009) Epidemiology of Pediculosis capitis in elementary schools of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Parasitol Res 104:1295-1298.
42. USEPA (1993) R.E.D.. Facts. Flower and vegetable oils. Available online at http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/4097fact.pdf.
43. Vassena CV, Mougabure Cueto G, González Audino P, Alzogaray R, Zerba E, Picollo MI (2003) Prevalence and levels of permethrin resistance in Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Buenos Aires, Argentina. J Med Entomol 40:447-450.
44. Yang Y, Choi H, Choi W, Clark JM, Ahn Y (2004) Ovicidal and adulticidal activity of Eucalyptus globulus leaf oil terpenoids against Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae). J Agric Food Chem 52:2507-2511.