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Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) essential oil and main components as potential repellents and acaricides against Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks

Overview of attention for article published in Experimental and Applied Acarology, March 2023
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Title
Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) essential oil and main components as potential repellents and acaricides against Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks
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Experimental and Applied Acarology, March 2023
DOI 10.1007/s10493-023-00782-7
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Laura J. Pickett, Miranda Amiro, Claire Hawboldt, Nicoletta Faraone

Abstract

Repellent and acaricidal activities of essential oils (EO) extracted from common yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) and main chemical components were evaluated against Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor variabilis adult ticks and nymphs. Flowers and leaves were collected from two locations, Harvest Moon trail (HMT) and Port Williams (PW) in Nova Scotia (Canada), and EO were extracted via hydro-distillation. Samples were analyzed using GC-MS, and differences in chemical composition and quantity of compounds detected were reported in relation to the collection site and plant parts. EO were both rich in germacrene D (HMT EO 21.5 ± 1.31% wt; PW EO 25.5 ± 0.76% wt); however, HMT flower EO has a higher concentration of camphor (9.9 ± 0.08% wt) compared to PW flower EO (3.0 ± 0.01% wt). Significant acaricidal activity was reported against I. scapularis adult ticks, particularly for HMT flower EO with a LD50 of 2.4% v/v (95% confidence interval = 1.74-3.35) at 24 h post-exposure. Germacrene D had the lowest LD50 of 2.0% v/v (95% CI 1.45-2.58) among the four compounds after 7 days. No significant acaricidal effect was observed on D. variabilis adult ticks. Yarrow PW flower EO exerted repellent activity towards I. scapularis nymphs (100% repellency up to 30 min); however, repellency significantly declined over time. Yarrow EO exert promising acaricidal and repellent properties, that may be used to manage Ixodes ticks and the diseases they vector.

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Unknown 8 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 3 38%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 25%
Student > Postgraduate 1 13%
Unknown 2 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 1 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 13%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 1 13%
Chemistry 1 13%
Unknown 4 50%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 April 2023.
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