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Last updated: March 25, 2026.

2026
Title
Chemical Composition Matters! The Role of Nepetalactone Isomers in Tick Repellency
Efficacy of a novel tick attractant and repellent activity of essential oils from sweet fern, Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult
In vitro assessment of entomopathogenic potential of Clonostachys rosea (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks
Repellent efficacy of a novel essential oil-based fabric spray formulation against Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor variabilis ticks in laboratory conditions and human trials
2024
Title
In vitro acaricidal activity of essential oils and their binary mixtures against ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Lemongrass essential oil and DEET inhibit attractant detection in infected and non-infected Ixodes scapularis ticks
The distribution of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes species ticks in Canada: Implications for one health surveillance
2023
Title
Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) essential oil and main components as potential repellents and acaricides against Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks
2022
Title
Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) needles and their essential oil kill overwintering ticks (Ixodes scapularis) at cold temperatures
Repellent and acaricidal activities of basil (Ocimum basilicum) essential oils and rock dust against Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor variabilis ticks
2021
Title
Novel β-Cyclodextrin and Catnip Essential Oil Inclusion Complex and Its Tick Repellent Properties
Synthesis and Characterization of β-Cyclodextrin-Essential Oil Inclusion Complexes for Tick Repellent Development
2020
Title
Chemosensory and Behavioural Responses of Ixodes scapularis to Natural Products: Role of Chemosensory Organs in Volatile Detection
2019
Title
Behavioral responses of Ixodes scapularis tick to natural products: development of novel repellents.
Title
Chemical Composition Matters! The Role of Nepetalactone Isomers in Tick Repellency