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    Repellence of the tickRhipicephalus appendiculatus by the grassMelinis minutiflora

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    1995-11
    Author
    Mwangi Esther N.
    Essuman S.
    Kaaya Godwin P.
    Nyandat E.
    Munyinyi D.
    Kimondo MG.
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
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    Abstract
    In a study to develop anti-tick pastures, the climbing behaviour ofRhipicephalus appendiculatus onMelinis minutiflora (molasses grass) was investigated. Experiments were done with cut green stems of grass, grass dried in the shade, grass dried in sunshine, grass washed in solvent and grass growing in a study plot. In all cases a common pasture grass,Pennisetum clandestinum (Kikuyu grass), was used as control. All instars of the tick avoided climbing on the greenM. minutiflora whereas most larvae, nymphs and adults climbed on the control greenP. clandestinum grass. More ticks climbed on the stems dried in the sunshine than on air-dried grass. Acetone was found to be the best of 5 solvents used to extract the tick-repellent substance. Possibilities of usingM. minutiflora as part of an integrated tick control package are discussed
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    http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02250692
    http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/35163
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8966761
    Citation
    Tropical Animal Health and Production December 1995, Volume 27, Issue 4, pp 211-216
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    Uniiversity of Nairobi.
     
    School of Biological Sciences
     
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