In vitro evaluation of acaricidal activity of aqueous ozone against Dermanyssus gallina

Document Type : Short communication

Authors

• Hamid Dehghan Banadakei ¹
• Ali Moshaverinia ²
• Mohammad Hossein Haddad Khodaparast ²
• Gholam Ali Kalidari ¹

¹ Ferdowsi University

² "Ferdowsi University"

10.22067/veterinary.v10i1.70015

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro acaricidal effect of aqueous ozone against Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae) under laboratory conditions. For this purpose, aqueous ozone at concentrations of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 ppm were prepared, and five replicate experiments were carried out using 400 µl of each concentration sprayed on every treatment batch of mites (plus a distilled water control). The mortality rate of mites in treatment and control groups were assessed 24 h post exposure. The mortality rate obtained by concentrations of 4, 5, and 10 ppm were significantly different from the control group (p < 0.05). The highest mortality rate (63.99%) was observed at concentration of 10 ppm. In this study, aqueous ozone showed a dose-dependent acaricidal potency against D. gallinae.

Keywords

• Acaricide
• aqueous ozone
• Dermanyssus gallinae
• Laboratory Conditions

20.1001.1.2008465.2018.10.1.8.0

Main Subjects

• Toxicology

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