Application of ethnobotanical repellents and acaricides in prevention, control and management of livestock ticks: A review

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 109, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-9

  Pavela, Roman ^a   Canale, Angelo ^b   Mehlhorn, Heinz ^c   Benelli, Giovanni ^b  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argasidae; DEET; Icaridin; Ixodidae; Lyme disease; Rickettsiales

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSECT REPELLENT;

ACANTHACEAE; AMARYLLIDACEAE; APOCYNACEAE; ASPARAGACEAE; ASTERACEAE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BRASSICACEAE; BURSERACEAE; CANNABACEAE; CAPPARACEAE; CLEOMACEAE; CLUSIACEAE; COMBRETACEAE; CUCURBITACEAE; CUPRESSACEAE; EBENACEAE; ETHNOBOTANY; EUPHORBIACEAE; FABACEAE; LAMIACEAE; MALVACEAE; MELIACEAE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIMULACEAE; REVIEW; SAPINDACEAE; SOLANACEAE; TICK CONTROL; VERBENACEAE; VITACEAE; XANTHORRHOEACEAE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; LIVESTOCK; TICK; TICK INFESTATIONS; VETERINARY;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; INSECT REPELLENTS; LIVESTOCK; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

EID: 84988024235     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.09.001     Document Type: Review

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