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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...
Autores principales: | Adamo, Shelley A., El Nabbout, Amal, Ferguson, Laura V., Zbarsky, Jeffrey S., Faraone, Nicoletta |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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