Acaricidal activity of plant essential oils against Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae)

Autor: Soon-Il Kim, Jee-Hwan Yi, Young-Joon Ahn, Joon-Hyung Tak
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Veterinary Parasitology. 120:297-304
ISSN: 0304-4017
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.12.016
Popis: The acaricial activity of 56 plant essential oils against poultry house-collected adult Dermanyssus gallinae De Geer was examined using direct contact and fumigation methods. In a filter paper contact bioassay, 100% mortality at 0.07 mgcm-2 was observed in bay, cade, cinnamon, clove bud, coriander, horseradish, lime dis 5F, mustard, pennyroyal, pimento berry, spearmint, thyme red and thyme white oils, whereas the mortality of these oils was significantly decreased at 0.02 mgcm-2. In fumigation tests with adult D. gallinae at 0.28 mgcm-2, cade, clove bud, coriander, horseradish and mustard oils were more effective in closed containers than in open ones, indicating that the effect of these essential oils was largely due to action in the vapour phase. Plant essential oils described herein merit further study as potential D. gallinae control agents.
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