Influence of essential oil fractionation by vacuum distillation on acaricidal activity against the cattle tick

The aim of this work was to study the influence of essential oil fractionation on acaricidal activity against the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. The citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus J.) and pepper tree (Schinus molle L.) essential oils were fractionated by vacuum distillation yie...

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Main Authors: Fernando Cidade Torres, Aline Machado Lucas, Vera Lucia Sardá Ribeiro, João Ricardo Martins, Gilsane von Poser, Maria Silvia Guala, Heriberto Victor Elder, Eduardo Cassel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2012-08-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132012000400018