1. Repellent and acaricidal activity of coconut oil fatty acids and their derivative compounds and catnip oil against Amblyomma sculptum
- Author
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Mayara Macêdo Barrozo, Junwei Zhu, Lígia Miranda Ferreira Borges, Kim Benz, Amy Farr, Viviane Zeringóta, and Nélio Batista de Moraes
- Subjects
animal structures ,food.ingredient ,Lavender ,Nepeta cataria ,Lavender oil ,Biology ,complex mixtures ,Ingredient ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,food ,Amblyomma ,Bioassay ,Animals ,Food science ,Acaricides ,General Veterinary ,fungi ,Coconut oil ,Lauric Acids ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Lauric acid ,chemistry ,Capric Acid ,Insect Repellents ,Coconut Oil ,Nepeta ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Parasitology - Abstract
This study was carried out aiming to evaluate the repellent and acaricidal activity of major ingredient compounds from coconut oil including their methyl ester derivatives and catnip oil against nymphs and larvae of Amblyomma sculptum. Repellent candidates, coconut oil free fatty acids (coconut FFA mainly C12, C10 and C8 acid); lauric acid (C12 acid); capric acid (C10 acid); methyl laurate; methyl caprate and 10 % each of C12, C10 and C8 acid (1:1:1) in lavender oil formulation (CFA in lavender formula) and catnip oil (Nepeta cataria), were screened using a Petri dish bioassay to assess repellency. Catnip oil, methyl caprate, methyl laurate, and CFA in lavender formulation repelled ticks strongly (P
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- 2021