Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) needles and their essential oil kill overwintering ticks (Ixodes scapularis) at cold temperatures

The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, vectors Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacterium that causes Lyme Disease. Although synthetic pesticides can reduce tick numbers, there are concerns about their potential effects on beneficial insects, such as pollinators. Plant-based pest control agents such as ess...

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Autores principales: Adamo, Shelley A., El Nabbout, Amal, Ferguson, Laura V., Zbarsky, Jeffrey S., Faraone, Nicoletta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9338056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35906288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15164-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9338056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35906288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15164-z

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