Biocidal activity of three wood essential oils against Ixodes scapularis (Acari : Ixodidae), Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera : Pulicidae), and Aedes aegypti (Diptera : Culicidae)
Autor(es): Dolan, Marc C.; Dietrich, Gabrielle; Panella, Nicholas A.; Montenieri, John A.; Karchesy, Joseph J.
Resumo: The biocidal activity of three steam distilled wood essential oils-incense cedar, Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin; Port-Orford-cedar, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl.; and western juniper, Juniperus occidentalis (Hook)-were evaluated against adult Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) and Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothchild) (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) and nymphal Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae). In vitro laboratory bioassays were conducted to establish baseline dose-mortality data through 24 h. Incense cedar heartwood was the most toxic to all three vector species followed in order of activity by western juniper and Port-Orford-cedar based on LC50 and LC90 values. Ae. aegypti were substantially more susceptible to the oils than either I. scapularis or X. cheopis.
Palavras-Chave: Essential oils; Biocidal; Ixodes scapularis; Xenopsylla cheopis; Aedes aegypti
Imprenta: Journal of Economic Entomology, v. 100, n. 2, p. 622-625, 2007
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[622:BAOTWE]2.0.CO;2
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2007
