The hard tick, Ixodes ricinus, a main Lyme disease vector, harbors an intracellular bacterial
endosymbiont. Midichloria mitochondrii is maternally inherited and resides in the …

A synthetic 20 amino acid peptide of the ribosomal protein P0 from ticks, when conjugated to
keyhole limpet hemocyanin from Megathura crenulata and used as an immunogen against …

Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites and important vectors of several
pathogens of medical and veterinary significance, in addition to economic losses associated …

This study presents the morphology of the ovary, as well as the dynamics of the
vitellogenesis process in oocytes of the cattle-tick Boophilus microplus. The ovary of these …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the acaricidal activity of essential oils from three
species of plants with intermediary concentrations of 1, 8-cineole against the tick species …

The ovary of the Rhipicephalus sanguineus dog tick female is structurally formed by oocytes
in five different stages of development (from I to V) and attached to the gonad by the pedicel …

Currently, the most commonly used method to control ticks is the use of synthetic acaricides.
However, these compounds are potentially harmful to hosts and the environment, in addition …

The ticks Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus are the main
vectors of Theileria parva and Babesia spp. in cattle and dogs, respectively. Due to their …

The ovary of the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus consists of a wall of epithelial cells and a
large number of oocytes in five different developmental stages (I–V), which are attached to …

Many studies have been conducted with plants whose extracts have the potential to be used
for pest control. One of these plants is Azadirachta indica (neem), whose main active …