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J Med Entomol

Title:		Tick repellent properties of three Libyan plants
Author(s):		Garboui SS; Borg-Karlson AK; Palsson K;
Address:		"Medical Entomology Unit, Department of Systematic Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvagen 18D, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden"
Journal Title:		J Med Entomol
Year:		2009
Volume:		46
Issue:		6
Page Number:		1415 - 1419
DOI:		10.1603/033.046.0623
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-2585 (Print) 0022-2585 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Specimens of Salvadora persica Wallich (Salvadoraceae), Pistacia atlantica Desfontaines (Anacardiaceae), and Juniperus phoenicea L. (Cupressaceae) were collected at The Green Mountain in northeastern Libya. The tick-repellent effects of the essential oils from the plants were evaluated using host-seeking nymphs of Ixodes ricinus L. (Acari: Ixodidae) in the laboratory. Significant tick repellent effects were observed for the oils of all three species, but the duration of action was short. The oils were obtained by steam distillation. Volatile compounds of the essential oils were collected by solid phase microextraction and the constituents were identified by gas chromatographymass spectrometry"
Keywords:		"Acaricides/chemistry/isolation & purification/*pharmacology Animals Behavior, Animal/*drug effects Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Ixodes/*drug effects Juniperus/*chemistry Oils, Volatile/chemistry/isolation & purification/*pharmacology Pistacia/*che;"
Notes:		"MedlineGarboui, S S Borg-Karlson, A K Palsson, K eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2009/12/08 J Med Entomol. 2009 Nov; 46(6):1415-9. doi: 10.1603/033.046.0623"