Acacia karroo Hayne.
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Fabaceae
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Muzunga (S)
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Root
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Leave root in fowl run
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Fleas and mites
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Always
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Safe to use
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Nyahangare E 11
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Monadenium lugardiae N.E. B.
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Euphorbiaceae
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Chisvosve (S)
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Whole plant
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Crush and mix with water 24 h
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Ticks, fleas
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Always
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Handle with care
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Nyahangare E 15
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Albizia amara (Roxb.)Boiv.
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Fabaceae
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Umbola (N)
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Leaves
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Crush leaves + water + spray
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Ticks, fleas
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Seasonal
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Effective
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Nyahangare E 38
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Aloe excelsa A. Berger.
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Aloaceae
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Gavakava, Mhangani(S)
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Stemmy leaves
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Crush leaves, mix with water for 24 h & spray
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Fleas, ticks
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Seasonal
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Safe to use
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Nyahangare E 29
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Aloe chabaudii Schoenland.
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Aloaceae
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Inhlaba (N)
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Succulent leafy stems
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Grind and soak and smear the bird with sticky water
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Lice
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Always
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Very effective
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Nyahangare E 37
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Bauhinia petersiana Bolle.
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Fabaceae
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Mutyatyambe (S)
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Leaves
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Crush leaves, mix with water
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Ticks, Goats
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Always
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Safe to use
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Nyahangare E23
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Capsicum annuum L.
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Solanaceae
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Mhiripiri (S)
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Fruits
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Crush the fruits and mix with soot in water and spray
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Ticks
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Always
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Causes eye irritation
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Nyahangare E 69
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Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl. Nyahangare E39
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Apocynaceae
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Umlugulu (N)
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Leaves
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Grind leaves, mix with water in the ratio 1:4 and spray
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Lice and ticks
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Seasonal
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Wash hands after use
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Cucumis anguria L.
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Cucurbitaceae
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Mujachacha (S) Amagaka (N)
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Fruits
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Collect ripe fruits (yellow), crush and mix with water and spray
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Ticks
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Seasonal
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Have an itching effect on animals
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Nyahangare E47
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Ornithogalum sp
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Asparagaceae
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Chihanyanisi (S)
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Roots
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Crush and mix with water
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Ticks
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Always but scarce
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Very effective
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Nyahangare E59
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*
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Chimwamaruka (S)
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Leaves and branches
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Crush the leaves and branches and mix with water
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Fleas and ticks
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Always but scarce
|
Very effective
|
Cissus quadrangularis L.
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Vitaceae
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Chiololo (C), Murunjurunju (S)
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Stems
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Crush and mix with water to spray
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Ticks
|
Always
|
Handle with care, has an itchy effect
|
Nyahangare E6
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Psydrax livida (Hiern) Bridson
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Rubiaceae
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Muvengahonye (S) Umhlahlampethu (N)
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Leaves
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Crush, mix with water and spray or crush leaves and put on wound or tick infestation site
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Ecto parasites
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Always
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Nyahangare E20
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Rotheca eriophylla
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Lamiaceae
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Umnukanja (N) Munukanja (S)
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Leaves
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Macerate, soak with water and spray
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Ticks, Lice and tsetse fly
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Always
|
Very effective and safe to use
|
Nyahangare E35
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Colophospermum mopane (J. Kirk ex Benth.) J. Kirk ex J. Leonard.
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Fabaceae
|
Mopani (S)
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Branches and twigs
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Burn and apply ashes on animal skin
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Ticks, fleas, mites
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Always
|
Safe to use
|
Nyahangare E41
|
Combretum imberbe Wawra.
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Combretaceae
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Muchenarota/Mutsviri (S)
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Bark
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Ash of the bark and twigs dusted on infestation sites
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E55
|
Croton gratissimus Burch.
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Euphorbiaceae
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Inkiza emhlope (N)
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Leaves and twigs
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Use as bedding in the fowl run
|
Lice
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E48
|
Scientific name & Voucher number
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Family name
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Local names
Shona-S Ndebele-N Shangani-C
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Part used
|
Preparation method
|
Target parasites
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Availability status
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Comments & precautions
|
Ptaeroxylon obliquum (Thunb.) Radlk.
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Rutaceae
|
Umpahla, Umpandula N,
|
Leaves
|
Crush leaves, soak in water and spray
|
Ticks, Fleas, Lice
|
Always but scarce
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E27
|
Euphorbia cooperi L.
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Euphorbiaceae
|
Umhlonhlo (N)
|
Branches
|
Smoke the walls of the fowl run with the branches
|
Fleas
|
Always
|
Handle with care
|
Nyahangare E71
|
Euphorbia ingens E.Mey.ex Boiss.
|
Euphorbiacaea
|
Mukondekonde (S)
|
Stems
|
Mix milk sap with water and place on infested sites
|
Fleas, ticks
|
Always
|
Avoid contact with the eyes
|
Nyahangare E43
|
Gnidia kraussiana Meisn.
|
Thymelaeaceae
|
Chitupatupa (S)
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Whole plant
|
Crush and mix with water to spray
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E70
|
Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng.
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Verbenaceae
|
Zumbani (S) Umsuzwane (N)
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Leaves and branches
|
Crush leaves mix with water and spray, twigs can also be used as bedding in fowl runs
|
Ticks, fleas, lice
|
Always
|
Safe to use
|
Nyahangare E46
|
Maerua edulis Gilg&Gilg-Ben. DeWolf
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Capparidaceae
|
Katunguru (S)
|
Roots
|
mix M. edulis roots and S. incanum fruits with water and spray
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E5
|
Ornithogalum sp
|
Alliaceae
|
Masimbe (S)
|
Bulb
|
crush bulb, soak in water and spray
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E59
|
Datura stramonium L.
|
Solanaceae
|
Iyoyi (N), Chowa (S)
|
Leaves
|
Crush leaves mix with water and spray on animal
|
Ticks and Lice
|
Always but scarce
|
Safe to use
|
Nyahangare E51
|
Euclea divinorum Hiern.
|
Ebenaceae
|
Muchekesani(S)
|
Roots
|
Crush leaves soak in water and spray
|
Fleas, cattle
|
Always
| |
Nyahangare E15
|
*
| |
Mundorani (S)
|
Roots
|
Crush dry roots and mix with water (50 g in 300 ml for 3 days)
|
Ticks
|
Always but scarce
|
Very effective
|
Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake.
|
Compositae/ Asteraceae
|
Munyatera (S)
|
Roots
|
Crush mix with water for an hour and spray
|
Ticks
|
Always but scarce
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E16
|
*
| |
Muvuwavuwa (S)
|
Whole plant
|
Just put the plant in the fowl run
|
Fleas and lice
|
Always but scarce
|
Very effective
|
Neorautanenia brachypus
|
Fabaceae
|
Zhombwe (S)
|
Bulb
|
Crush the bulb, mix with water and spray
|
Fleas, ticks
|
Always
|
Avoid water contamination
|
(Harms) C.A. Sm.
|
Nyahangare E65
|
Nicotiana tabacum L.
|
Solanaceae
|
Tobacco (E)
|
Water
|
Break and mix with water
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Safe to use
|
Nyahangare E68
|
Spirostachys africana Sond.
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
Mutovhoti (S)
|
Barks
|
Cut barks break and mix with water
|
Ticks
|
Seasonal
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E63
|
Strychnos spinosa Lam.
|
Strychnaceae
|
Matamba (S)
|
Unripe fruits
|
Crush unripe fruits, mix with water and spray
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
Scientific name & Voucher number
|
Family name
|
Local names
Shona-S Ndebele-N Shangani-C
|
Part used
|
Preparation method
|
Target pests
|
Availability status
|
Comments & precautions
|
Nyahangare E10
|
Tagetes minuta L.
|
Compositae/ Asteraceae
|
Munyakambanje (S)
|
Whole plant
|
Crush and mix with water
|
Ticks, fleas, mites
|
Always
|
Safe to use
|
Nyahangare E66
|
Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC.
|
Combretaceae
|
Mususu (S)
|
Leaves
|
Crush mix with water for spray
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E36
|
Strychnos cocculoides Baker.
|
Strychnaceae
|
Ubuhlali (N)
|
Fruit
|
Squash the fruit and smear contents on animal infested
|
Lice
|
Seasonal
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E45
|
Vigna unguiculata L.
|
Leguminosae - Papilionoideae
|
Cowpea (E)
|
Pods
|
Empty pods burnt and ash applied on tick sites
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E67
|
Xeroderris stuhlmannii
|
Papilionaceae
|
Murumanyama (S)
|
Barks
|
Crush stems and spread on infestation sites
|
Fleas, ticks
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
(Taub.)Mendonca &E.P.Sousa Nyahangare E7
|
Zantedeschia albomaculata (Hook.) Baill.
|
Araceae
|
Mufanawembudzi (S)
|
Stem
|
Crush, mix with water and drench
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
Nyahangare E62
|
Zanthoxylum capense (Thunb.)Harv. Nyahangare E22
|
Rutaceae
|
Mukundanyoka (S)
|
Stems
|
Crush stems and spread on infestation sites
|
Fleas, ticks
|
Always
|
Safe to use
|
Xanthocercis zambesiaca (Baker) Dumaz-le-Grand Nyahangare E8
|
Fabaceae
|
Muturufuwa (S)
|
Bark
|
Crush the bark and soak in water to form a soapy solution for spraying
|
Fleas and ticks
|
Available
|
Safe to use
|
Pterocarpus angolensis DC. Nyahangare E32
|
Papilionoideae
|
Umvagazi (N) Mubvamaropa
|
Barks, branches
|
Mix with water
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Safe to use
|
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce. Nyahangare E58
|
Asparagaceae
|
Chikwenga (S)/Bushfibre (E) Mashamhanda (S)
|
Stemmy rhizomes
|
Squash the stems, mix with water and spray on ticks
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Handle with care
|
Senna singueana (Del.) Lock Nyahangare E13
|
Fabaceae
|
Mudyamhungu Mukundanyoka (S)
|
Bark
|
Crush bark and mix with water
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
User friendly
|
Solanum incanum L. Nyahangare E61
|
Solanaceae
|
Nhundurwa (S)
|
Fruits
|
Crush fruits and mix with water
|
Ticks
|
Seasonal
|
Handle with care
|
Solanum panduriforme E.Mey. Nyahangare E60
|
Solanaceae
|
Nhundurwa (S)
|
Fruits
|
Crush fruits and mix with water
|
Ticks
|
Seasonal
|
Handle with care
|
*
| |
Chinyaride (S) (fibre like)
|
Roots and the bulb
|
Crush the roots/bulb and mix with water
|
Ticks
|
Always but scarce
|
Handle with care
|
Kleinia sp Nyahangare E50
|
Asteraceae
|
Iphunja (N)
|
Leaves
|
Crush leaves, mix with water and rub on affected areas
|
Ticks
|
Scarce
|
Very effective
|
Ricinus communis L. Nyahangare E42
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
Umtshafuto (N)
|
Leaves
|
Grind leaves and paste on tick infested site
|
Ticks
|
Always
|
Very effective
|
Osyris lanceolata Hochst. Nyahangare E49
|
Santalaceae
|
Ingobamakhosi (N)
|
Roots
|
Pestle roots, soak in water and spray
|
Ticks
|
Always but scarce
|
Very effective
|