Acaricidal activity of hydroethanolic formulations of thymol against Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) and Dermacentor nitens (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 186, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 542-545

  Daemon, Erik ^a   Maturano, Ralph ^a   Monteiro, Caio Márcio de Oliveira ^b   Goldner, Márcio Scoralik ^a   Massoni, Tainara ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Ensino Superior de Juiz de Fora   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brown dog tick; Monoterpene; Tropical horse tick

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; THYMOL; WATER;

ACARICIDAL ACTIVITY; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR NITENS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; INFECTION RATE; INSECT CONTROL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIABILITY; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; TICK INFESTATION;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IXODIDAE; LARVA; THYMOL;

ACARI; DERMACENTOR NITENS; EQUIDAE; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 84860259087     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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