Neem oil is a natural, bioactive plant extract obtained primarily from neem seeds. It has
excellent antimicrobial, antioxidant, pesticidal and insecticidal properties rendering it an …

Ticks are obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites and notorious as vectors of a great diversity
of, in many instances, zoonotic pathogens which can cause considerable damage to animal …

Ticks and tick-borne diseases are a significant economic hindrance for livestock production
and a menace to public health. The expansion of tick populations into new areas, the …

Herbal remedia are widely employed in folk medicine, and have been more and more often
studied and considered in the treatment of several infections. Sarcoptic mange (scabies …

To minimize the damage caused by synthetic acaricides to non-target organisms, the use of
bioactives compounds extracted from plants has been considered. In this study, semi …

Rhipicephalus microplus is the most prevalent tick in Chhattisgarh and around India. It is
commonly found in the shelter of cattle and reproduces rapidly. It causes deterioration to …

Background In the search for alternative tools for integrated pest management, azadirachtin,
a botanical insecticide, has been used with the most promising activity against Spodoptera …

Natural compounds of botanical origin are increasingly being investigated for the
development of novel biocides. Intensive use of synthetic biocides and the confined array of …

As a natural enemy of green peach aphids, harlequin ladybirds, Harmonia axyridis Pallas
(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), are also indirectly affected by azadirachtin. In this study, we …

Written entirely in English, this book was conceived by morphology experts from the
Brazilian Center for Tick Morphology Studies (Central Brasileira de Estudos em Morfologia …