Acaricidal activity of thymol against larvae of Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) under semi-natural conditions

Parasitology Research

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3271-3276

  Araújo, Laryssa Xavier ^a   Novato, Tatiane Pinheiro Lopes ^b   Zeringota, Viviane ^b   Matos, Renata Silva ^c   Senra, Tatiane Oliveira Souza ^b   Maturano, Ralph ^b   Prata, Márcia Cristina Azevedo ^d   Daemon, Erik ^a   Monteiro, Caio Márcio Oliveira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

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

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachiaria decumbens; Cattle tick; Monoterpene; Semi natural conditions

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ALCOHOL; SOLVENT; THYMOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LARVA; LC50; LC90; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIPICEPHALUS (BOOPHILUS) MICROPLUS; UROCHLOA DECUMBENS; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; RHIPICEPHALUS;

ACARI; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LARVA; RHIPICEPHALUS; THYMOL;

EID: 84939251706     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-015-4547-3     Document Type: Article

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