Farmers in developing countries are faced with many diseases that limit the productivity of
their animals, many of these are caused by tick infestations. Years of use and overuse of …

Ticks are a large group of parasitic arthropods which transmit pathogens to animals and
humans, causing great economic losses. Chemical-based antitick measures include the use …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Plants of genus Stemona (Stemonaceae) have been long
used locally and traditionally in many South and East Asian counties to relieve cough, dispel …

Musca domestica and Chrysomya megacephala, considered synanthropic insects, are
medically important flies, as they transmit vector-borne diseases to humans and animals. In …

Snails are important agricultural pests difficult to control, but data regarding molluscicidal
assays are scant. Stemona alkaloids are typical secondary metabolites for the taxa and have …

Rhipicephalus microplus is a major threat to the cattle industry worldwide. The intensive use
of acaricides and repellents has resulted in drug resistance. Hence, effective and eco …

Chemical investigation on the water‐soluble constituents of Stemona tuberosa Lour.
resulted in the isolation of a previously undescribed furfural derivative namely (S)‐5‐((R) …

Geo-climatic and socio-economic conditions provide a favourable environment for parasitic
population of livestock in Pakistan. Hard ticks (Ixodidae) and gastrointestinal nematodes …

Ticks and tick-borne diseases have gained increasing attention in recent years due to their
impact on public health and significant losses in livestock production. The use of synthetic …

Hyalomma asiaticum, a hematophagous ectoparasite, causes severe economic losses. We
studied the acute toxicity of five pesticides (three single-agent and two combination …