In Vitro Effecacy of Methanolic Extracts of Vernonia Amygdalina, Croton macrostachyus, Ricinus Communis and Petroleum Ether Extract of Millettia Ferruginea against Bovicola ovis and Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) Decoloratus
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2015-06
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In vitro loucicidal and accaricidal efficacy evaluation of Vernonia amygdalina, Croton macrostachyus, Ricinus communis and Millettia ferruginea against Bovicola ovis and Rhipicephalus decoloratus of cattle were carried out from January 2014 to April 2015. Crude methanol extracts of Vernonia amygdalina, Croton macrostachyus, Ricinus communis leaf and Petroleum ether extract of Millettia ferruginea seed oil were prepared for in vitro test at different time intervals. The four selected medicinal plants, at concentrations of 200, 100, 50, 25, 12.5 and 6.25mg/ml and a commercially used acaricide (0.1% diazinon), were examined using in vitro adult immersion test. In vitro loucicidal test showed all concentration of Millettia ferruginea oil (μl/ml), ≥25mg /ml concentration of Croton macrostachyus and 200 and 100mg/ml concentration of Ricinus communis had pronounced loucidal activity at 24hr of exposure. 200mg/ml concentration of Vernonia amygdalina and ≤6.25mg/ml concentration of Croton macr ostachyus had moderate loucicidal activity at 24hr of exposure. Moreover, the 200 and 100μl/ml concentration of Millettia ferruginea seed oil and 200mg/ml concentration of Ricinus communis leaf crude extract had high accaricidal activity (90-100%) against Rhipicephalus decoloratus while crude methanolic extracts of Croton macrostachyus and Vernonia amygdalina and even the positive control (diazinon) showed low acaricidal activity (<35%) against the tick species. All plants had significantly (P< 0.05) higher activity against lice than Rhipicephalus decoloratus ticks except Millettia ferruginea at (200 and 100μl/ml) and Ricinus communis (at 200 mg/ml) which showed both accaricidal and loucicidal activity. Therefore the present study concluded that Croton macrostachyus, Ricinus communis and Millettia ferruginea against Bovicola ovis whereas Ricinus communis and Millettia ferruginea against Rhipicephalus decoloratus could be used as potential alternative in the discovery of guide compounds that substitute commercially available acaricides. In addition, the low activity of diazinon on ticks compared to our plant extracts deserves further attention.
Key Words: Acaricide, Bovicola ovis, in vitro, loucicide, medicinal plants, Rhipicephalus decoloratus
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Acaricide, Bovicola ovis, in vitro, loucicide, medicinal plants, Rhipicephalus decoloratus