Plant-Derived Natural Compounds for Tick Pest Control in Livestock and Wildlife: Pragmatism or Utopia?
Ticks and tick-borne diseases are a significant economic hindrance for livestock production and a menace to public health. The expansion of tick populations into new areas, the occurrence of acaricide resistance to synthetic chemical treatments, the potentially toxic contamination of food supplies,...
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| author | Danilo G. Quadros Tammi L. Johnson Travis R. Whitney Jonathan D. Oliver Adela S. Oliva Chávez |
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| description | Ticks and tick-borne diseases are a significant economic hindrance for livestock production and a menace to public health. The expansion of tick populations into new areas, the occurrence of acaricide resistance to synthetic chemical treatments, the potentially toxic contamination of food supplies, and the difficulty of applying chemical control in wild-animal populations have created greater interest in developing new tick control alternatives. Plant compounds represent a promising avenue for the discovery of such alternatives. Several plant extracts and secondary metabolites have repellent and acaricidal effects. However, very little is known about their mode of action, and their commercialization is faced with multiple hurdles, from the determination of an adequate formulation to field validation and public availability. Further, the applicability of these compounds to control ticks in wild-animal populations is restrained by inadequate delivery systems that cannot guarantee accurate dosage delivery at the right time to the target animal populations. More work, financial support, and collaboration with regulatory authorities, research groups, and private companies are needed to overcome these obstacles. Here, we review the advancements on known plant-derived natural compounds with acaricidal potential and discuss the road ahead toward the implementation of organic control in managing ticks and tick-borne diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-42687fe482a4487da21a42993f06254c2023-11-20T08:47:37ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502020-08-0111849010.3390/insects11080490Plant-Derived Natural Compounds for Tick Pest Control in Livestock and Wildlife: Pragmatism or Utopia?Danilo G. Quadros0Tammi L. Johnson1Travis R. Whitney2Jonathan D. Oliver3Adela S. Oliva Chávez4Texas A&M AgriLife Research, San Angelo, TX 76901, USADepartment of Rangelands, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, Uvalde, TX 78801, USATexas A&M AgriLife Research, San Angelo, TX 76901, USAEnvironmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USADepartment of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USATicks and tick-borne diseases are a significant economic hindrance for livestock production and a menace to public health. The expansion of tick populations into new areas, the occurrence of acaricide resistance to synthetic chemical treatments, the potentially toxic contamination of food supplies, and the difficulty of applying chemical control in wild-animal populations have created greater interest in developing new tick control alternatives. Plant compounds represent a promising avenue for the discovery of such alternatives. Several plant extracts and secondary metabolites have repellent and acaricidal effects. However, very little is known about their mode of action, and their commercialization is faced with multiple hurdles, from the determination of an adequate formulation to field validation and public availability. Further, the applicability of these compounds to control ticks in wild-animal populations is restrained by inadequate delivery systems that cannot guarantee accurate dosage delivery at the right time to the target animal populations. More work, financial support, and collaboration with regulatory authorities, research groups, and private companies are needed to overcome these obstacles. Here, we review the advancements on known plant-derived natural compounds with acaricidal potential and discuss the road ahead toward the implementation of organic control in managing ticks and tick-borne diseases.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/8/490integrated pest management (IPM)natural acaricidenatural repellentplant extracttick-borne diseasestick control |
| spellingShingle | Danilo G. Quadros Tammi L. Johnson Travis R. Whitney Jonathan D. Oliver Adela S. Oliva Chávez Plant-Derived Natural Compounds for Tick Pest Control in Livestock and Wildlife: Pragmatism or Utopia? Insects integrated pest management (IPM) natural acaricide natural repellent plant extract tick-borne diseases tick control |
| title | Plant-Derived Natural Compounds for Tick Pest Control in Livestock and Wildlife: Pragmatism or Utopia? |
| title_full | Plant-Derived Natural Compounds for Tick Pest Control in Livestock and Wildlife: Pragmatism or Utopia? |
| title_fullStr | Plant-Derived Natural Compounds for Tick Pest Control in Livestock and Wildlife: Pragmatism or Utopia? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plant-Derived Natural Compounds for Tick Pest Control in Livestock and Wildlife: Pragmatism or Utopia? |
| title_short | Plant-Derived Natural Compounds for Tick Pest Control in Livestock and Wildlife: Pragmatism or Utopia? |
| title_sort | plant derived natural compounds for tick pest control in livestock and wildlife pragmatism or utopia |
| topic | integrated pest management (IPM) natural acaricide natural repellent plant extract tick-borne diseases tick control |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/8/490 |
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