Effect of Ozone on Engorged Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) Females During the Pre-Laying Period |
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| Authors: | Thaylon Fernando Bonatti Figueiredo Carlos José De Lima Adriana Barrinha Fernandes Renato Amaro Zângaro André Luiz da Silva Mendes |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Biomedical Engineering Department, Anhembi Morumbi University (UAM), S?o Paulo, S?o Paulo 04546-001, Brazil;2. Institution of Higher Education of Cacoal (FANORTE), Cacoal, Rond?nia 76963-852, Brazil;3. Biomedical Engineering Department, Center of Innovation, Technology and Education (CITE), S?o José dos Campos, S?o Paulo 12247-016, Brazil;4. Animal and Human Anatomy Department, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23890-000, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The Rhipicephalus microplus is an important ectoparasite of livestock as it results in loss to the producer. The present study analyzed the effects of ozone gas, a fluid with acaricidal potential, on this species of cattle tick. Engorged females of R. microplus were divided into two groups: control, oxygen and ozone groups. The results indicated that ticks in the control and oxygen groups maintained the oviposition process intact. Females exposed to the ozone gas died before eggs were deposited and damage on the cuticle was observed, proving that the ozone gas had an acaricidal effect on the ticks. |
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| Keywords: | Ozone acaricides control reproductive system Rhipicephalus microplus |
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