Susceptibility of four tick species, Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, Ixodes scapularis, and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae), to nootkatone from essential oil of grapefruit

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 322-326

  Flor Weiler, Lina B ^a   Behle, Robert W ^a   Stafford III, Kirby C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

acaricide; Amblyomma americanum; Dermacentor variabilis; Ixodes scapularis; nootkatone; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; NOOTKATONE; SESQUITERPENE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GRAPEFRUIT; TICK;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; CITRUS PARADISI; IXODIDAE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; SESQUITERPENES;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; CITRUS X PARADISI; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 79952712140     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME10148     Document Type: Article

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