In vitro acaricidal activity of several natural products against ibex-derived Sarcoptes scabiei

PÉREZ, JESÚS M.; JESSER, EMILIANO N.; WERDIN, JORGE O.; BERRY, COLIN; GEBELY, MOHAMED A.; CRESPO-GINÉS, RAQUEL; GRANADOS, JOSÉ E.; LÓPEZ-MONTOYA, ANTONIO J.

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Año: 2024

0304-4017

In this study we analysed the effect of the temperature, diverse strains of Bacillusthuringiensis, Lysinibacillus sphaericus and nanoformulations with essential plant oils(EONP) on the survival of Sarcoptes scabiei mites derived from naturally-infestedIberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica). In general, mites maintained at 12ºC survived morethan those maintained at 35ºC (40.7 hr and 31.2 hr, respectively). Mites with notreatment survived 27.6 h on average. Mites treated with B. thuringiensis serovar.konkukian and geranium EONP showed significant reduction in their survival. Despitethe fact that these agents seem to be promising candidates for controlling sarcopticmange in the field, further research is still needed to get stable, efficient and ecofriendlyacaricides.