<i>Ixodes scapularis</i> Is the Most Susceptible of the Three Canonical Human-Biting Tick Species of North America to Repellent and Acaricidal Effects of the Natural Sesquiterpene, (+)-Nootkatone

<i>Ixodes scapularis</i> Is the Most Susceptible of the Three Canonical Human-Biting Tick Species of North America to Repellent and Acaricidal Effects of the Natural Sesquiterpene, (+)-Nootkatone

Ticks are vectors of many human and animal zoonotic disease-causing agents causing significant global health and economic strain. Repellents and acaricides are integral to the human capacity for personal protection from tick bites. Nootkatone, a naturally occurring sesquiterpene found in the Alaskan...

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Main Authors: Eric L. Siegel, Guang Xu, Andrew Y. Li, Patrick Pearson, Sebastián D’hers, Noel Elman, Thomas N. Mather, Stephen M. Rich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
acaricide
natural repellent
nootkatone
ticks
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/1/8

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