Title:	Efficacy of Tagetes minuta (Asteraceae) essential oil against Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) on infested dogs and in vitro.
Authors:	SILVA, E. M. G. da RODRIGUES, V. da S. JORGE, J. de O. OSAVA, C. F. JUAN SZABÓ, M. P. GARCIA, M. V. ANDREOTTI, R.
Affiliation:	ELIS MARESSA GONÇALVES DA SILVA, FMV/Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; VINICIUS DA SILVA RODRIGUES; JACIARA DE OLIVEIRA JORGE, FMV/Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; CAROLINA FONSECA OSAYA, FMV/Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; MATIAS PABLO JUAN SZABÓ, FMV/Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; MARCOS VALÉRIO GARCIA; RENATO ANDREOTTI E SILVA, CNPGC.
Date Issued:	2016
Citation:	Experimental & Applied Acarology, v. 70 , n. 4, p. 483-489, Sept./Dec. 2016
Description:	Ticks from Rhipicephalus sanguineus complex are widely distributed in the world and one species from this complex is the most common tick on dogs in Brazil, notably in urban areas. This tick is a vector of several diseases. Among others it transmits the agent of canine Ehrlichiosis, a major dog infectious disease and the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This tick can spread rapidly and develop intolerable infestations within no time. Currently tick control is done with acaricides and demand for such drugs has grown fast. However, R. sanguineus has already developed resistance to the main active compounds and the development of new acaricides is necessary. Many essential oils of plants have acaricidal effect and may be an important source of molecules for the synthesis of new acaricide products. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of a new herbal phytotherapic, consisting of the essential oil of Tagetes minuta L., against R. sanguineus in vitro and on dogs undergoing experimental infestations. The product displayed 100% efficacy against larvae, nymphs and adults of the tick on all tested conditions.
NAL Thesaurus:	Rhipicephalus sanguineus Tagetes minuta
Keywords:	Control Infestations Phytoterapics
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPGC)