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Toxicity of Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae) Seed Oil Against the Larvae of Boophilus decoloratus: A One-Host Tick in Cattle

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The in vitro toxicity of seed oil of Khaya senegalensis (family: Meliaceae) was tested against the larvae of a one host tick, Boophilus decoloratus (family: Ixodidae or hard tick) known as ‘blue tick’ parasitic mainly to cattle commonly found in savannas of tropical equatorial Africa. The 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 % concentrations of seed oil were found to kill all (100 % mortality) the larvae after 28, 28, 24, 20 and 20 h respectively.

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The authors express their sincere thanks and gratitude to Mr. Ashis Das, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Kolkata, Block-FC, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700 106, India for helping to carry out the statistical analysis.

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    Manash Kumar Choudhury

  2. Department of Biology, Dilla University, P.O. Box 419, Dilla, Ethiopia

    Fikre Dessalegn Boshe

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Choudhury, M.K., Boshe, F.D. Toxicity of Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae) Seed Oil Against the Larvae of Boophilus decoloratus: A One-Host Tick in Cattle. Proc Zool Soc 66, 137–140 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-012-0058-8

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