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<p>Ticks are a medically important group of arthropods, and their control has become a major challenge due to their widespread resistance to synthetic acaricides. Defatted seed meals of plants in the mustard family, commonly generated as byproducts of vegetable oil and biofuel production are known to possess pesticidal properties but their potential to control ticks remain poorly understood. We evaluated the bio-fumigation activity of defatted seed meals of three mustard family species, <i>Brassica juncea</i> (L) Czern. (PG), <i>Lepidium sativum</i> L. (<i>Ls</i>) and <i>Thlaspi arvense</i> L. (DFP), against three medically important hard tick species: <i>Ambylomma americanum</i> (L.) [<i>Aa</i>], <i>Dermacentor variabilis</i> (Say) [<i>Dv</i>] and <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> (Say) [<i>Is</i>]. Volatiles produced by defatted seed meals of the three plant species had strong bio-fumigation activity against ticks, but their effects varied among the three tick species. Toxicity of DFP seed meals was significantly different among the three tick species (no overlap of the 95% CI) with LD<sub>50</sub> values of 0.056&#xa0;g for <i>Aa</i> nymphs, 0.031&#xa0;g for <i>Dv</i> nymphs, and 0.037&#xa0;g for <i>Is</i> nymphs. Defatted <i>Ls</i> seed meals were more toxic to <i>Dv</i> (LD<sub>50</sub> = 0.022 g) and <i>Is</i> (LD<sub>50</sub> = 0.018 g) nymphs compared to <i>Aa</i> nymphs (LD<sub>50</sub> = 0.035 g) while defatted PG seed meals were more toxic to <i>Is</i> nymphs (LD<sub>50</sub> = 0.009&#xa0;g) compared to <i>Aa</i> (LD<sub>50</sub> = 0.048&#xa0;g) and <i>Dv</i> (LD<sub>50</sub> = 0.032&#xa0;g) nymphs. This study is the first report to document that defatted Brassicaceae seed meals are a promising plant-based biofumigant for tick control that can be developed as a cheap, practical, and ecofriendly acaricide.</p>

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Acaricidal activity of Brassicaceae seed meals on Ixodid ticks: a potential plant-based control agent

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    2025年2月20日

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  • Lina B. Flor-Weiler,
  • William T. Hay,
  • Nathan D. Kemp,
  • Robert W. Behle,
  • Steven F. Vaughn,
  • Ephantus J. Muturi

摘要

Ticks are a medically important group of arthropods, and their control has become a major challenge due to their widespread resistance to synthetic acaricides. Defatted seed meals of plants in the mustard family, commonly generated as byproducts of vegetable oil and biofuel production are known to possess pesticidal properties but their potential to control ticks remain poorly understood. We evaluated the bio-fumigation activity of defatted seed meals of three mustard family species, Brassica juncea (L) Czern. (PG), Lepidium sativum L. (Ls) and Thlaspi arvense L. (DFP), against three medically important hard tick species: Ambylomma americanum (L.) [Aa], Dermacentor variabilis (Say) [Dv] and Ixodes scapularis (Say) [Is]. Volatiles produced by defatted seed meals of the three plant species had strong bio-fumigation activity against ticks, but their effects varied among the three tick species. Toxicity of DFP seed meals was significantly different among the three tick species (no overlap of the 95% CI) with LD50 values of 0.056 g for Aa nymphs, 0.031 g for Dv nymphs, and 0.037 g for Is nymphs. Defatted Ls seed meals were more toxic to Dv (LD50 = 0.022 g) and Is (LD50 = 0.018 g) nymphs compared to Aa nymphs (LD50 = 0.035 g) while defatted PG seed meals were more toxic to Is nymphs (LD50 = 0.009 g) compared to Aa (LD50 = 0.048 g) and Dv (LD50 = 0.032 g) nymphs. This study is the first report to document that defatted Brassicaceae seed meals are a promising plant-based biofumigant for tick control that can be developed as a cheap, practical, and ecofriendly acaricide.