Repellent activity of essential oils to the Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum

Abstract Background The Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum is important to human health because of a variety of pathogenic organisms transmitted to humans during feeding events, which underscores the need to identify novel approaches to prevent tick bites. Thus, the goal of this study was to test...

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Published in:Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors: Anais Le Mauff, Edmund J. Norris, Andrew Y. Li, Daniel R. Swale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06246-0