Repellent Activities of Essential Oils of Some Plants Used Traditionally to Control the Brown Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
Joint Authors
Wanzala, Wycliffe
Hassanali, Ahmed
Takken, Willem
Mukabana, W. R.
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Essential oils of eight plants, selected after an ethnobotanical survey conducted in Bukusu community in Bungoma County, western Kenya (Tagetes minuta, Tithonia diversifolia, Juniperus procera, Solanecio mannii, Senna didymobotrya, Lantana camara, Securidaca longepedunculata, and Hoslundia opposita), were initially screened (at two doses) for their repellence against brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, using a dual-choice climbing assay.
The oils of T.
minuta and T.
diversifolia were then selected for more detailed study.
Dose-response evaluations of these oils showed that T.
minuta oil was more repellent (RD50 = 0.0021 mg) than that of T.
diversifolia (RD50 = 0.263 mg).
Gas chromatography-linked mass spectrometric (GC-MS) analyses showed different compositions of the two oils.
T.
minuta oil is comprised mainly of cis-ocimene (43.78%), dihydrotagetone (16.71%), piperitenone (10.15%), trans-tagetone (8.67%), 3,9-epoxy-p-mentha-1,8(10)diene (6.47%), β-ocimene (3.25%), and cis-tagetone (1.95%), whereas T.
diversifolia oil is comprised mainly of α-pinene (63.64%), β-pinene (15.00%), isocaryophyllene (7.62%), nerolidol (3.70%), 1-tridecanol (1.75%), limonene (1.52%), and sabinene (1.00%).
The results provide scientific rationale for traditional use of raw products of these plants in controlling livestock ticks by the Bukusu community and lay down some groundwork for exploiting partially refined products such as essential oils of these plants in protecting cattle against infestations with R.
appendiculatus.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wanzala, Wycliffe& Hassanali, Ahmed& Mukabana, W. R.& Takken, Willem. 2014. Repellent Activities of Essential Oils of Some Plants Used Traditionally to Control the Brown Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wanzala, Wycliffe…[et al.]. Repellent Activities of Essential Oils of Some Plants Used Traditionally to Control the Brown Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042790
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wanzala, Wycliffe& Hassanali, Ahmed& Mukabana, W. R.& Takken, Willem. Repellent Activities of Essential Oils of Some Plants Used Traditionally to Control the Brown Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042790
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042790