In vitro acaricidal activity of Bobgunnia madagascariensis Desv. against Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) (Acari: Ixodidae)

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 625-631

  Muyobela, Jackson ^a,b   Nkunika, Philip Obed Yobe ^b   Mwase, Enala Tembo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Free contact bioassay; Mortality; Plant extracts; Tick control; Topical application bioassay

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; FABACEAE; FRUIT; IXODIDAE; PLANT LEAF; TICK CONTROL;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FABACEAE; FRUIT; IXODIDAE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TICK CONTROL;

EID: 84958740081     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-016-1009-6     Document Type: Article

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