Acaricidal activity of the essential oils from three Lamiaceae plant species on Rhipicephalus turanicus Pom. (Acari: Ixodidae)

Parasitol Res. 2012 Oct;111(4):1863-5. doi: 10.1007/s00436-012-2939-1. Epub 2012 May 12.

Abstract

Acaricidal effects of three Labiatae essential oils extracted from ariel parts of Thymus sipyleus Boiss. subsp. sipyleus, Mentha longifolia L., and Dorystoechas hastata Boiss. & Heldr. ex Bentham on 10-day-old Rhipicephalus turanicus Pom. (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae were evaluated by using the larval packet test bioassay. Serial dilutions of the three essential oils were tested from a starting concentration of 1-0.1% (1.0, 0.5, 0.25, and 0.1% w/v). Results showed that all essential oils had very similar activity, producing complete mortality (100%) in all tested concentrations on 10-day-old R. turanicus tick larvae.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acaricides / isolation & purification
  • Acaricides / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Lamiaceae / chemistry*
  • Oils, Volatile / isolation & purification
  • Oils, Volatile / pharmacology*
  • Rhipicephalus / drug effects*
  • Survival Analysis
  • Thymus Plant

Substances

  • Acaricides
  • Oils, Volatile