A natural preparation composed of three different essential oils and code named, '27', was tested as a repellent/toxicant against: houseflies, Cx. pipiens mosquitoes, Phaenicia sericata blow flies, stable flies, cat fleas, cattle tail louse, Dermanyssus gallinae chicken mite, lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus and Pharaoh ant. The preparation repelled houseflies from sprayed window metal and plastic nets for 24h, from plastic surface for 8h and from calves for 4h. With addition of a synergist, it repelled blow flies in the lab for 24h. Cat fleas infesting calves, sheep, lambs and dogs were entirely controlled by contact with spray of the preparation. Lethal contact toxicity was shown in the lab for the cattle tail louse, chicken mite and the lesser mealworm. For the last two arthropods a full contact toxicity was exerted in the field. Mixture '27' was not efficient against stable flies and Pharoah ants.
Species 1: Diptera
Species 3: Parasitiformes (Chicken mite)
Keywords: Botanicals, ectoparasites
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