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Abstract
The in vitro toxicity of neem seed oil (Azadirachta indica A. Juss, family: Meliaceae, Dogon yaro in Hausa language in Nigeria) was tested against the larvae of a one-host tick, Boophilus decoloratus (family: Ixodidae or hard tick, commonly known as blue tick) parasitic mainly to cattle generally found in savannas of tropical equatorial Africa. The 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100% concentrations of neem seed oil were found to kill all (100% mortality) the larvae after 27, 27, 27, 27 and 24 h respectively.Entities:
Keywords: Azadiracta indica; Boophilus decoloratus; Meliaceae; Neem seed oil; in vitro toxicity; ixodidae; tick
Year: 2009 PMID: 20502579 PMCID: PMC2866352 DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.58191
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Pharm Sci ISSN: 0250-474X Impact factor: 0.975