Effect of Ozone as Acaricide: Action of the Ozone on the Cuticle and Respiratory Spiracle of Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato

Parasitoses that affect domestic animals, the Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato deserves attention for being cosmopolitan. Ozone gas has been used as an agent for insect control. The objective of this study was to verify the acaricidic effect of the ozone gas on the R. sanguineus s. l. Ticks were...

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Published in:Ozone: science & engineering 2018-05, Vol.40 (3), p.183-190
Main Authors: Moreira, Lívia Helena, Figueiredo, Thaylon Fernando Bonatti, Alves, Leandro Procópio, Fernandes, Adriana Barrinha, Zângaro, R.A., Mendes, Andre Luiz da Silva, Gaudêncio, Fabrício Nascimento, Lima, Carlos José de
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Language:English
Subjects:
Cuticles
Domestic animals
Electron microscopes
Insect control
Insects
Lesions
Ozone
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Scanning electron microscopy
Spiracles
Ticks
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Summary:Parasitoses that affect domestic animals, the Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato deserves attention for being cosmopolitan. Ozone gas has been used as an agent for insect control. The objective of this study was to verify the acaricidic effect of the ozone gas on the R. sanguineus s. l. Ticks were distributed in three groups: two controls and one submitted to ozone action. Images were obtained using a scanning electron microscope. All specimens from the group treated with ozone died after the gas application and presented other lesions on cuticle and respiratory spiracles. Ozone acted as an acaricide to the ticks.
ISSN:0191-9512
1547-6545
DOI:10.1080/01919512.2017.1403306