In Vitro Evaluation of Essential Oils Derived from Piper nigrum (Piperaceae) and Citrus limonum (Rutaceae) against the Tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Essential oil</td><td class="align_center">LC50 (%)</td><td class="align_center">LC90 (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Citrus limonum</td><td class="align_center">2.2</td><td class="align_center">4.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Piper nigrum</td><td class="align_center">3.7</td><td class="align_center">14.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">C. limonum + P. nigrum</td><td class="align_center">2.2</td><td class="align_center">5.1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

LC50 and LC90 (%) obtained for the engorged female of the essential oils of Citrus limonum, Piper nigrum, and their combination on R. microplus.

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Table 2: In Vitro Evaluation of Essential Oils Derived from Piper nigrum (Piperaceae) and Citrus limonum (Rutaceae) against the Tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Table 2 | In Vitro Evaluation of Essential Oils Derived from Piper nigrum (Piperaceae) and Citrus limonum (Rutaceae) against the Tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) 