Further studies on South African plants : acaricidal activity of organic plant extracts against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari : Ixodidae)

dc.contributor.authorWellington, Kevin W.
dc.contributor.authorLeboho, Tlabo
dc.contributor.authorSakong, B.M. (Bellonah Motshene)
dc.contributor.authorAdenubi, O.T. (Olubukola Tolulope)
dc.contributor.authorEloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
dc.contributor.authorFouche, Gerda
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T07:16:43Z
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.description.abstractThe goal of our research is to develop a lower cost eco-friendly tick control method because acaricides that are commonly used to control ticks are often toxic, harmful to the environment or too expensive for resource-limited farmers. Acetone and ethanol extracts were prepared and their acaricidal activities determined against the southern cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. A 1% solution of each of the plant extracts was prepared for efficacy testing using the adapted Shaw Larval Immersion Test (SLIT). The acetone stem extract from Cissus quadrangularis (Vitaceae) and the ethanol leaf and flower extract from Calpurnia aurea (Fabaceae) had potent activity like that ofthe commercial acaricide, chlorfenvinphos [corrected mortality (CM) = 100.0%]. The ethanol extracts ofthe stem of C. quadrangularis (CM = 98.9%) and that of the roots, leaves and fruit of Senna italica subsp arachoides (CM = 96.7%) also had good acaricidal activity. There is potential for the development of botanicals as natural acaricides against R. (B.) microplus that can be used commercially to protect animals against tick infestation. Further studies to isolate the acaricidal active compounds and to determine the environmental fate, species toxicity and skin toxicity of these plants species are, however, required before they can be considered as a treatment against ticks.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentParaclinical Sciencesen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2018-01-31
dc.description.librarianhb2017en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) of South Africaen_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/vetparen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWellington, KW, Leboho, T, Sakong, BM, Adenubi, OT, Eloff, JN & Fouche, G 2017, 'Further studies on South African plants : acaricidal activity of organic plant extracts against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari : Ixodidae)', Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 234, pp. 10-12.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0304-4017 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1873-2550 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.12.014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/59703
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Veterinary Parasitology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 234, pp. 10-12, 2017. doi : 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.12.014.en_ZA
dc.subjectRhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplusen_ZA
dc.subjectSLIT bioassayen_ZA
dc.subjectAcetoneen_ZA
dc.subjectEthanolen_ZA
dc.subjectPlant extractsen_ZA
dc.subjectAcaricidal activityen_ZA
dc.subjectShaw larval immersion test (SLIT)en_ZA
dc.titleFurther studies on South African plants : acaricidal activity of organic plant extracts against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari : Ixodidae)en_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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