Acaricidal Effect of Stem bark Exudate Against Commiphora swynnertonii Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

Temba, Sylvester Gerald; Erasto, Paul; Swai, Disela Edwin; Chacha, Musa

doi:10.21276/ambi.2018.05.1.ra01

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“…Then, egg production index, oviposition, product efficacy (De Sousa et al, 2020;Temba et al, 2018) and lethal dose (LC 50 and LC 99 ) were calculated using prior calculated female's initial weight, egg mass weight and hatching percentage. Egg production index (EPI) was calculated using the equation: Oviposition reduction (OR) was obtained according to the equation:…”

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Entomopathogenic fungi (Aspergillus oryzae) as biological control agent of cattle ticks in Tanzania

Sylvia¹,

Zekeya²,

Esther³

et al. 2022

J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health

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Ticks are the most important ectoparasites that are responsible for severe economic losses in livestock industry. The use of chemical acaricides is the most common method used to control ticks in livestock. This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of Aspergillus oryzae as an alternative biological agent in controlling ticks to enhance livestock productivity. The efficacy of A. oryzae at different concentrations was evaluated against larvae and adults of the hard tick genera Rhipicephalus, Boophilus, and Amblyomma using an immersion test under laboratory conditions. Field trials were conducted in two purposively selected cattle herds in Monduli district, northern Tanzania. A. oryzae at a concentration of 1 × 10 6 conidial/ml was sprayed on all cattle tick-infested areas. The results demonstrated a concentration-related increase in mortality for both larvae and adult female engorged ticks. The mean mortality of larvae and female engorged ticks was statistically significant at p ˂ 0.05 and p ˂ 0.001, respectively. Egg production was found to decrease with increased A. oryzae concentration. Additionally, there was a statistically significant difference in egg production index and oviposition reduction (p = 0.009) while there was no significant difference in egg hatching and product effectiveness at p = 0.089 and p = 0.004, respectively between the tested ticks' genera. Under field conditions, the bio-acaricide demonstrated a statistically significant tick reduction in all the treated cattle. This study concludes that A. oryzae has good acaricidal activity against ticks and hence, is one of the potential tick control methods for sustainable tick control schemes.

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Section: Sensitivity Of a Oryzae On Adult Ticksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Entomopathogenic fungi (Aspergillus oryzae) as biological control agent of cattle ticks in Tanzania

Sylvia¹,

Zekeya²,

Esther³

et al. 2022

J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health

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“…The laid eggs were kept under the same conditions to hatch, and failure to hatch indicated that the egg was not viable and this was observed visually. Then, egg production index, oviposition, product efficacy (De Sousa et al, 2020;Temba et al, 2018) and lethal dose (LC50 and LC99) were calculated using prior calculated female's initial weight, egg mass weight and hatching percentage.…”

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“…Product efficiency (PE) was estimated by the formula: %𝑃𝐸 = ((𝑅𝐸 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 − 𝑅𝐸 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝) ÷ (𝑅𝐸 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝)) × 100 De Sousa et al, 2020;Temba et al, 2018).…”

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Efficacy and effect of entomopathogenic fungi (aspergillus oryzae) for control of ticks of major economic importance of cattle in Tanzania

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Ticks are important ectoparasites that are responsible for severe economic losses. The use of chemical acaricides is the most common method used to control ticks in livestock. This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of Aspergillus oryzae in controlling ticks to enhance livestock productivity. The efficacy of A. oryzae at different concentrations was evaluated against different stages (larva and adult) of the life cycle of hard tick genera (Rhipicephalus, Boophilus and Amblyomma) using immersion test under laboratory conditions. Field trials were conducted in two cattle herds, which were purposively selected, and a spraying method was used to apply A. oryzae at a concentration of 1 x 106 conidial/mL on all tick infested areas. The results demonstrated a concentration-related increase in mortality in all tested tick genera. The mean mortality of larvae and engorged ticks was statistically significant at p˂0.05 and p˂0.001 respectively in all the tested genera. Egg production was found to decrease with increased A. oryzae concentration. Additionally, there was a statistically significant difference in egg production index and oviposition reduction (p=0.009) while there was no significant difference in egg hatching and product effectiveness at p=0.089 and p=0.004 respectively between the tested tick genera. Under field conditions, trials demonstrated a statistically significant tick reduction on all the treated cattle. This study concludes that A. oryzae has a good acaricidal activity against ticks and hence is one of the potential tick control methods for sustainable tick control schemes.

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Acaricidal Effect of Stem bark Exudate Against Commiphora swynnertonii Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

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Entomopathogenic fungi (Aspergillus oryzae) as biological control agent of cattle ticks in Tanzania

Entomopathogenic fungi (Aspergillus oryzae) as biological control agent of cattle ticks in Tanzania

Efficacy and effect of entomopathogenic fungi (aspergillus oryzae) for control of ticks of major economic importance of cattle in Tanzania

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