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

Hamid Dehghan Banadakei; Ali Moshaverinia; Mohammad Hossein Haddad Khodaparast; Gholam Ali Kalidari

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

2018

Hamid Dehghan Banadakei | Ali Moshaverinia | Mohammad Hossein Haddad Khodaparast | Gholam Ali Kalidari

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.

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