Use of plant-derived products to control arthropods of veterinary importance: a review

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008 Dec:1149:23-6. doi: 10.1196/annals.1428.021.

Abstract

The use of synthetic products in veterinary pest management is becoming increasingly problematic. Issues, including pest resistance, product withdrawal, undesirable environmental persistence, and high mammalian toxicity associated with synthetic pesticides, are driving research to identify new pest management approaches. One approach employs the repellent/toxic effects of plant-derived products (PDPs). Several pesticides based on PDPs are already available in some areas of pest management. This review highlights instances in which such products have been used with success against pests of domestic animals, livestock, apiculture, and poultry.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arthropod Vectors*
  • Oils, Volatile / therapeutic use*
  • Parasitic Diseases, Animal / prevention & control*
  • Parasitic Diseases, Animal / transmission
  • Pest Control*
  • Plant Oils / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Oils, Volatile
  • Plant Oils