Strategies for the control of Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in a world of conventional acaricide and macrocyclic lactone resistance

RI Rodriguez-Vivas, NN Jonsson, C Bhushan - Parasitology research, 2018 - Springer
Infestations with the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, constitute the most important
ectoparasite problem for cattle production in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide …

Tick repellents and acaricides of botanical origin: a green roadmap to control tick-borne diseases?

G Benelli, R Pavela, A Canale, H Mehlhorn - Parasitology Research, 2016 - Springer
Arthropods are dangerous vectors of agents of deadly diseases, which may hit as epidemics
or pandemics in the increasing world population of humans and animals. Among them, ticks …

Problem of ticks and tick-borne diseases in India with special emphasis on progress in tick control research: a review

S Ghosh, G Nagar - Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Ticks, as vectors of several zoonotic diseases, are ranked second only to mosquitoes as
vectors. The diseases spread by ticks are a major constraint to animal productivity while …

Exploitation of chemical, herbal and nanoformulated acaricides to control the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus–A review

B Banumathi, B Vaseeharan, P Rajasekar… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is a key vector of bacterial and
protozoan diseases causing heavy economic losses directly and indirectly in animal …

Acaricidal and repellent effects of essential oils against ticks: a review

SMA Selles, M Kouidri, MG González, J González… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tick control is a priority in order to prevent the transmission of vector-borne diseases.
Industrial chemical acaricides and repellents have been the most efficient tools against hard …

Pesticidal plants as a possible alternative to synthetic acaricides in tick control: A systematic review and meta-analysis

OT Adenubi, AS Ahmed, FO Fasina, LJ McGaw… - Industrial Crops and …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Perspectives for the use of plant extracts to control the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

LMF Borges, LAD Sousa, CS Barbosa - Revista brasileira de …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
The evolution of resistance of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus to synthetic acaricides
has given rise to the need for new scientific investigations on alternative ways to control this …

Plant products and secondary metabolites with acaricide activity against ticks

JA Rosado-Aguilar, K Arjona-Cambranes… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present review documents the results of studies evaluating the acaricidal activity of
different plant products and secondary metabolites against ticks that are resistant and …

Biological synthesis of nickel nanoparticles using extracellular metabolites of Bacillus Sphaericus: characterization and vector-borne disease control applications

T Santhoshkumar, RK Govindarajan, C Kamaraj… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we use extracellular metabolites of Bacillus sphaericus culture for the
biosynthesis of nickel nanoparticles (BS@ NiNPs) and potential larvicidal activity against …

Acaricidal properties of Ricinus communis leaf extracts against organophosphate and pyrethroids resistant Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

S Ghosh, SS Tiwari, S Srivastava, AK Sharma… - Veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Indian cattle ticks have developed resistance to commonly used acaricides and an attempt
has been made to formulate an ecofriendly herbal preparation for the control of acaricide …