Efficacy of In Vitro Lithium Chloride Treatments on <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i>
<i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> (Fabr., 1794) (Acari: Ixodidae) is parasite that spreads many diseases which are dangerous to humans and animals. Microelement lithium was found to have promising potential against the detrimental bee pest <i>Varroa destructor.</i> Furthermore,...
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| author | Balázs Kolics Kinga Mátyás Izabella Solti Zsuzsanna Bacsi Szilvia Kovács András Specziár János Taller Éva Kolics |
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| description | <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> (Fabr., 1794) (Acari: Ixodidae) is parasite that spreads many diseases which are dangerous to humans and animals. Microelement lithium was found to have promising potential against the detrimental bee pest <i>Varroa destructor.</i> Furthermore, its effectiveness was confirmed against <i>Dermanyssus gallinae,</i> a major parasite of poultry, in vitro. In the present study, we investigated whether the efficacy of lithium chloride extends to other parasitic species, such as <i>D. reticulatus</i>. Our results revealed, for the first time, that the effectiveness of lithium chloride extends to <i>D. reticulatus</i>, confirmed to have 100% mortality at a relatively high minimum concentration of 1.38 M in vitro. The 24 h and 48 h median lethal concentration (LC<sub>50</sub>) values proved to be 0.654 M and 0.481 M, respectively, for this species. Our pilot study may contribute to a better understanding of the properties of lithium ion. Furthermore, it may elicit further studies aiming to reveal whether the different environmental mineral conditions may influence the <i>D. reticulatus</i> population. Further studies might reveal whether lithium has any possible veterinary relevance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e68e4f4e4d9f45cfbdbbc85f23a35a932023-11-16T21:13:59ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502023-01-0114211010.3390/insects14020110Efficacy of In Vitro Lithium Chloride Treatments on <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i>Balázs Kolics0Kinga Mátyás1Izabella Solti2Zsuzsanna Bacsi3Szilvia Kovács4András Specziár5János Taller6Éva Kolics7Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, HungaryFestetics Bioinnovation Group, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, HungaryFestetics Bioinnovation Group, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, HungaryDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, HungaryDepartment of Wildlife Biology and Management, Institute for Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, HungaryBalaton Limnological Research Institute, H-8237 Tihany, HungaryFestetics Bioinnovation Group, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, HungaryFestetics Bioinnovation Group, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary<i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> (Fabr., 1794) (Acari: Ixodidae) is parasite that spreads many diseases which are dangerous to humans and animals. Microelement lithium was found to have promising potential against the detrimental bee pest <i>Varroa destructor.</i> Furthermore, its effectiveness was confirmed against <i>Dermanyssus gallinae,</i> a major parasite of poultry, in vitro. In the present study, we investigated whether the efficacy of lithium chloride extends to other parasitic species, such as <i>D. reticulatus</i>. Our results revealed, for the first time, that the effectiveness of lithium chloride extends to <i>D. reticulatus</i>, confirmed to have 100% mortality at a relatively high minimum concentration of 1.38 M in vitro. The 24 h and 48 h median lethal concentration (LC<sub>50</sub>) values proved to be 0.654 M and 0.481 M, respectively, for this species. Our pilot study may contribute to a better understanding of the properties of lithium ion. Furthermore, it may elicit further studies aiming to reveal whether the different environmental mineral conditions may influence the <i>D. reticulatus</i> population. Further studies might reveal whether lithium has any possible veterinary relevance.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/110lithium chloridelithiumbiocidal effectdog tickacaricide |
| spellingShingle | Balázs Kolics Kinga Mátyás Izabella Solti Zsuzsanna Bacsi Szilvia Kovács András Specziár János Taller Éva Kolics Efficacy of In Vitro Lithium Chloride Treatments on <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> Insects lithium chloride lithium biocidal effect dog tick acaricide |
| title | Efficacy of In Vitro Lithium Chloride Treatments on <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> |
| title_full | Efficacy of In Vitro Lithium Chloride Treatments on <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of In Vitro Lithium Chloride Treatments on <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of In Vitro Lithium Chloride Treatments on <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> |
| title_short | Efficacy of In Vitro Lithium Chloride Treatments on <i>Dermacentor reticulatus</i> |
| title_sort | efficacy of in vitro lithium chloride treatments on i dermacentor reticulatus i |
| topic | lithium chloride lithium biocidal effect dog tick acaricide |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/110 |
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