Essential oils and isolated compounds for tick control: advances beyond the laboratory.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tick control is a worldwide challenge due to its resistance to acaricides. Essential oils (EOs) and isolated compounds (EOCs) are potential alternatives for tick control technologies.

Methods

A review with EOs and EOCs, under field and semi-field conditions, was performed based on Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed databases. Thirty-one studies published between 1991 and 2022 were selected. The search was performed using the following keywords: "essential oil" combined with "tick," "Ixodes," "Argas," "Rhipicephalus," "Amblyomma," "Hyalomma," "Dermacentor," "Haemaphysalis" and "Ornithodoros." The words "essential oil" and "tick" were searched in the singular and plural.

Results

The number of studies increased over the years. Brazil stands out with the largest

SUBMITTER: Gonzaga BCF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10647118 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature