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In vitro activities of plant extracts from the Brazilian Cerrado and Pantanal against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

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A total of 73 ethanol extracts from different anatomical parts of 44 plant species belonging to 24 families, native to the Mid-Western region of Brazil, were assessed in vitro for their effect on the reproductive cycle of engorged females of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, using the adult immersion test. All extracts were evaluated at the concentration of 0.2 % and, among the extracts tested, the one obtained from the fruits of Guarea kunthiana (Meliaceae) proved to be highly efficacious, showing 99.1 % of product effectiveness. Extracts from other three species were shown to be moderately active, namely Nymphaea amazonum trunk (Nymphaeaceae) [51.7 %], Strychnos pseudoquina trunk (Loganiaceae) [8.0 %] and Ocotea lancifolia leaves (Lauraceae) [34.5 %], while the remaining extracts were shown to be weakly active or inactive. This is the first report on the bioactivity of these species on egg production by engorged females of R. microplus.

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The authors are grateful to Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul for financial support and to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior for the grants awarded. Thanks are also given to Dr. Arnildo Pott, MSc. Ubirazilda M. Resende, MSc. Vali J. Pott and MSc. Flávio M. Alves for their assistance in the identification of the plant material.

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  1. Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Unidade de Aquidauana, Aquidauana, MS, 79200-000, Brazil

    Carolina da Silva Barbosa & Reginaldo Dias Alves

  2. Setor de Parasitologia, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil

    Ligia Miranda Ferreira Borges

  3. Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil

    Carlos Henrique Miguita, Ivana Maria Póvoa Violante, Lidilhone Hamerski, Walmir Silva Garcez & Fernanda Rodrigues Garcez

  4. Laboratório de Entomologia, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, MS, Brazil

    José Nicácio

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Barbosa, C.d., Borges, L.M.F., Nicácio, J. et al. In vitro activities of plant extracts from the Brazilian Cerrado and Pantanal against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae). Exp Appl Acarol 60, 421–430 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-013-9656-z

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