Contested Claims
Evidence pair

WBls:0000705 vs WBls:0000023

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Evidence summary

52 claims between these entities

49Supports
2Refutes
1Uncertain

Refuting evidence (2)

refutesnegatively regulates52% conf.

Although no egg-hatching inhibition was observed, all exudates showed efficacy in inhibiting the larval exsheathment of H. contortus larvae with an EC50 varying from 0.61 to 0.26 mg P mL-1.

In vitro assessment of the efficacy of protein exudates from seeds against Haemonchus contortus.PMID:33711619(2021)
refutescauses52% conf.

The lack of egg response to the perch cue could be caused by perch predation on damselfly larvae rather than on eggs.

Damselfly eggs alter their development rate in the presence of an invasive alien cue but not a native predator cue.PMID:34306627(2021)

Supporting evidence (49)

supportscauses52% conf.

In veterinary medicine, M. vulgare can be used as an anthelmintic against the eggs and larvae of bovine strongyles parasites, and as an antibiotic against bovine mastitis caused by resistant bacterial strains.

Marrubium vulgare L.: A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Overview.PMID:32599693(2020)
supportscauses52% conf.

According to the results, abamectin and pyridaben respectively caused 18.00% and 33.50% mortality on eggs, 57.33% and 65.33% on larvae, 23.33% and 44.00% on adult females.

Toxicity and risk assessment of acaricides on the predatory mite, Euseius scutalis (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) under laboratory conditions.PMID:32731029(2020)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

EE at 100 mg mL-1 completely inhibited egg laying, while the EO at 50 mg mL-1 completely inhibited larval hatching.

Acaricidal and anthelmintic action of ethanolic extract and essential oil of Achyrocline satureioides.PMID:35381222(2022)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Controlling pests during the egg stage is critical for preventing crop damage; however, most insecticides target the larvae.

Ovicidal and neonate-killing activities of commonly used insecticides on the rice striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis).PMID:40457549(2025)
supportscauses52% conf.

Mineral oil at 6.67 mL L-1 caused 95.4 % and 65.7 % mortality of G. molesta eggs and larvae, respectively, but also harmed T. dendrolimi (LC50 = 4.50-5.55 mL L-1), reducing parasitism and emergence by > 30 %.

An integrated management strategy for Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) combining chemical, physical, and biological control tactics.PMID:41043231(2025)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The mean concentrations sufficient to prevent 50% of the eggs from hatching in the in vitro EHT and the mean concentrations in which the development of larvae to the L3 stage was inhibited by 50% in the LDT exceeded established thresholds for benzimidazoles and IVM.

Multidrug resistance in Haemonchus contortus in sheep - can it be overcome?PMID:38130458(2023)
supportsregulates52% conf.

The first observed effect of oxfendazole, from controlled release capsules, on resistant worms was a decrease in the percentage of eggs developing to third stage larvae.

Efficiency of oxfendazole administered as a single dose or in a controlled release capsule against benzimidazole-resistant haemonchus contortus, Ostertagia circumcincta and Trichostrongylus colubriformis.PMID:7342223(1981)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Necropsy data from 693 horses used for critical or controlled tests, including information on total worm counts, fecal egg counts (FEC) and larval culture results collected at the University of Kentucky over a period of 50 years were analyzed.

Analysis of multiyear studies in horses in Kentucky to ascertain whether counts of eggs and larvae per gram of feces are reliable indicators of numbers of strongyles and ascarids present.PMID:20850927(2010)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The laboratory tests showed that the ethanol extract from flowers of the species Aster lanceolatus presented high activity against Trichostrongylidae eggs development in sheep, inhibiting larva formation by 91% within 48 hours, and maintaining similar rates after 72 hours.

Effectiveness of Asteraceae extracts on Trichostrongylidae eggs development in sheep.PMID:21961751(2011)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The results showed that 5.3 mg.mL(-1) EcEO inhibited egg hatching by 98.8% and 10.6 mg.mL(-1) EcEO inhibited H. contortus larval development by 99.71%.

Evaluation of Eucalyptus citriodora essential oil on goat gastrointestinal nematodes.PMID:21961753(2011)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The oil and thymol were able to inhibit egg hatching by 96.4-100%, larval development by 90.8-100%, and larval motility by 97-100%.

Thymus vulgaris L. essential oil and its main component thymol: Anthelmintic effects against Haemonchus contortus from sheep.PMID:27692335(2016)
supportscauses52% conf.

Meanwhile, acetone:water extracts caused egg-hatching failure of developed larvae (larvae failing eclosion (LFE) activity).

Effects of different extracts of three Annona species on egg-hatching processes of Haemonchus contortus.PMID:31455460(2019)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

In the egg hatch test (EHT), thymol (0.5 mg/mL) and TA (4 mg/mL) inhibited larval hatching by 98% and 67.1%, respectively.

Anthelmintic effect of thymol and thymol acetate on sheep gastrointestinal nematodes and their toxicity in mice.PMID:28977246(2017)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

A higher EC50 (1628.10 μg/mL) of the mixture of cinnamic acid and its analogues was required to observe activity against eggs mostly blocking the larvae hatching.

Evaluation of cinnamic acid and six analogues against eggs and larvae of Haemonchus contortus.PMID:31213238(2019)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

Minimum A. graveolens essential oil concentrations required to inhibit 50% (IC50) of egg hatching, larval development and larval migration were 0.006 mg/mL, 2.536 mg/mL and 3.963 mg/mL, respectively.

Antihelminthic action of the Anethum graveolens essential oil on Haemonchus contortus eggs and larvae.PMID:32074174(2021)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Both fractions were evaluated against eggs and L3 larvae at different concentrations (5, 2.5, 1.25, 0.625 and 0.3125 mg/mL) and 2% methanol, PBS and thiabendazole (5 mg/mL) as controls.

Bio-directed Chemical Study of Pleurotus ostreatus Spent Substrate and Its Nematicidal Activity.PMID:36066696(2022)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The effective concentration to inhibit 50% (EC50) of egg hatching and larval development was calculated.

In vitro anthelmintic activity of an R-carvone nanoemulsions towards multiresistant Haemonchus contortus.PMID:36052509(2022)
supportsprevents52% conf.

The drug concentration at which 50% of the eggs were prevented from developing hatching larvae (ED50) in the in vitro EHT varied from 0.09 ± 0.01 to 15.63 ± 12.10 μg/mL thiabendazole.

Does the in vitro egg hatch test predict the failure of benzimidazole treatment in Haemonchus contortus?PMID:34410223(2021)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The methanol extracts were the most effective in inhibiting the hatching of eggs, while the acetone extracts showed efficacy in inhibiting larval exsheathment.

Anthelmintic effect of four extracts obtained from Caesalpinia coriaria foliage against the eggs and larvae of Haemonchus contortus.PMID:34406211(2021)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Heather extracts reduced egg hatching of both GIN species in a dose-dependent manner by up to 100%, while three extracts at the highest concentration (10 mg/ml) reduced larval motility to levels that were not significantly different from dead larvae controls.

Comparative analysis of the anthelmintic efficacy of European heather extracts on Teladorsagia circumcincta and Trichostrongylus colubriformis egg hatching and larval motility.PMID:36333822(2022)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

Effective concentrations to inhibit 50% (EC50) and 95% (EC95) of egg hatching and larval development were calculated.

Biological activity of cinnamaldehyde, citronellal, geraniol and anacardic acid on Haemonchus contortus isolates susceptible and resistant to synthetic anthelmintics.PMID:37341288(2023)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

At the maximal dose, Additionally, it was observed that the AH on eggs varies according to the GIN species: on H. contortus the extracts tested blocked the formation of larvae Ovicidal Effect (% higher OE) and on T. colubriformis they blocked the appearance of L1 larvae, Larvae Failing Eclosion (% higher LFE).

Two in vitro anthelmintic assays of four Paraguayan medicinal plants for proof of concept of the role of polyphenols in their biological activities and LC-HRMS analysis.PMID:37019160(2023)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

Albendazole inhibited the hatching and moulting of S. ratti eggs and larvae and prevented the development in vitro of S. stercoralis first-stage larvae.

Efficacy of albendazole against Strongyloides ratti and S. stercoralis in vitro, in mice, and in normal and immunosuppressed dogs.PMID:3356624(1988)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

These results indicate that protocatechuic acid was more effective in inhibiting egg hatching and causing larval mortality against HcIVM-S compared to HcIVM-R.

Anthelmintic Activity of Protocatechuic Acid Against Ivermectin-Susceptible and Resistant Haemonchus contortus Strains.PMID:41599101(2026)
supportsregulates52% conf.

The anthelmintic efficacy of benzimidazoles, levamisole, rafoxanide and ivermectin was evaluated on an institutional farm in Kenya using faecal egg count reduction test, larval cultures and a controlled slaughter trial.

Multiple anthelmintic resistance on a goat farm in Kenya.PMID:9637220(1998)
supportsregulates52% conf.

The anthelmintic efficacy of benzimidazoles (albendazole, fenbendazole and oxfendazole), levamisole, oral ivermectin and closantel was evaluated on a farm in Kenya using faecal egg count reduction test, larval cultures and a controlled slaughter trial.

Multiple and multigeneric anthelmintic resistance on a sheep farm in Kenya.PMID:9719844(1998)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

Final LD50 values (anthelmintic concentration inhibiting development of 50% of eggs into L3 infective larvae) above 0.029 microg/ml TBZ in the in vitro larval development test on samples from 11 stud farms revealed the presence of populations of small strongyles suspected of being benzimidazole-resistant.

Comparison of in vitro methods and faecal egg count reduction test for the detection of benzimidazole resistance in small strongyles of horses.PMID:12872828(2003)
supportscauses52% conf.

Significant inhibition of development was caused by pyrantel (10(-9) - 10(-8) g ml(-1)) and levamisole (10(-9) - 10(-8) g ml(-1)) (Mann-Whitney U-test; ), and none of the eggs developed to first-stage larvae in higher concentrations of these anthelmintics (10(-7) g ml(-1)).

Effects of anthelmintics on the development of eggs of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in vitro.PMID:11818052(2001)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

Concentrations of 0.2-1.0 mg ml-1 of the extracts of leaf, stem bark, and root bark of P. africanum completely inhibited the hatching of eggs and development of larvae.

In vitro activity of Peltophorum africanum Sond. (Fabaceae) extracts on the egg hatching and larval development of the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus colubriformis.PMID:16899339(2006)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The extracts inhibited egg hatching and development of the larvae of H. contortus in a concentration-dependent manner.

In vitro anthelmintic activity of Combretum molle (R. Br. ex G. Don) (Combretaceae) against Haemonchus contortus ova and larvae.PMID:20097010(2010)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The acetone extract and fractions inhibited egg hatching and inhibited larval development and killed larvae of H. contortus in a concentration-dependent manner.

Anthelminthic activity of acetone extract and fractions of Vernonia amygdalina against Haemonchus contortus eggs and larvae.PMID:21088894(2011)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The concentration of EGEO that inhibits 50% of the eggs and larvae was 8.3 and 6.92 mg x mL(-1), respectively.

[Ovicidal and larvicidal activity in vitro of Eucalyptus globulus essential oils on Haemonchus contortus].PMID:19772778(2009)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The leaves aqueous and hydro-alcoholic extracts inhibited 99.4% and 100% of the egg hatching and 100% of larval development at 12.5 mg/ml, respectively.

Ovicidal and larvicidal activity of crude extracts of Melia azedarach against Haemonchus contortus (Strongylida).PMID:20177909(2010)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The essential oils and their constituents prevented more than 98% of the H. contortus eggs from hatching at a concentration of 1.25 mg ml(-1) and inhibited more than 90% of H. contortus larval development at a concentration of 10 mg ml(-1).

Anthelmintic activity of Croton zehntneri and Lippia sidoides essential oils.PMID:17629623(2007)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

In a similar way the methanolic extract inhibited 97.4% of the egg hatching and 84.4% of larval development.

Ovicidal and larvicidal activity in vitro of Spigelia anthelmia Linn. extracts on Haemonchus contortus.PMID:14597278(2003)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

At 50.0 mg ml(-1), the ethyl acetate extract inhibited 100% of the egg hatching and 81.2% of the larval development.

Ovicidal and larvicidal activity in vitro of Spigelia anthelmia Linn. extracts on Haemonchus contortus.PMID:14597278(2003)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Occidentale shell induced 50% egg hatch inhibition (LD50 = 0.0255 mg/mL), larval paralysis (LD50 = 0.196 mg/mL), and adult worm mortality (LD50 = 1.0365 mg/mL) at a lower concentration (LD50) compared with those of I. verum fruit and A. heterophyllus seed extracts.

In Vitro Anthelmintic Activity of Three Tropical Plant Extracts on Haemonchus contortus.PMID:31552583(2020)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The three extracts exhibited significant (P < 0.001) dose-dependent anthelmintic responses by inhibiting egg hatching and causing paralysis of larvae and mortality of worms.

In Vitro Anthelmintic Activity of Three Tropical Plant Extracts on Haemonchus contortus.PMID:31552583(2020)
supportsexpressed in52% conf.

Expressed sequence tag (EST) analyses of nine cDNA libraries yielded 18,832 cloned genes expressed in eggs, 18,739 in blastulae, 18,539 in gastrulae, 18,811 in larvae, 18,978 in juveniles, 11,802 in adult proboscis, 17,259 in stomochord, 11,886 in gills, and 11,580 in liver, respectively.

A cDNA resource for gene expression studies of a hemichordate, Ptychodera flava.PMID:25001912(2014)
supportsregulates52% conf.

To evaluate the inhibitory effects of polyclonal antibodies on egg hatching and larval development, anti-rHcTPS and anti-rHcGOB antibodies were incubated separately with eggs and first-stage larvae (L1s) under controlled in vitro conditions.

Enzymes involved in trehalose-chitin synthesis in Haemonchus contortus could be vaccine candidates for goats.PMID:39980073(2025)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

The in vitro effectiveness of the Bt strains was assessed against M. incognita using a cavity block test, revealing that the Bt strains, namely Bt7 and Bt19, impeded the hatching of M. incognita eggs and were deadly to nematode larvae (J2 stage).

Evaluation of native Bacillus thuringiensis strains possessing nematicidal specific cry genes against Meloidogyne incognita.PMID:40327259(2026)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Both in the laboratory and in the field, the presence of parasites induced hosts to select higher body temperatures (thereby increasing rates of lungworm egg production), to defecate in moister sites, and to produce feces with higher moisture content (thereby enhancing survival of larvae shed in feces).

Survival of the feces: Does a nematode lungworm adaptively manipulate the behavior of its cane toad host?PMID:29760901(2018)
supportscauses52% conf.

It is shown that treatment of C. elegans eggs or larvae prior to vulva formation with a previously identified lead compound (76) caused up to 50% reduction in the number of eggs produced from the adult worm.

Using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism for evaluating extracellular signal-regulated kinase docking domain inhibitors.PMID:19105050(2008)
supportsexpressed in52% conf.

The five C. elegans cct genes are expressed in all life stages (egg, four larval stages, and adult).

Characterization of four new tcp-1-related cct genes from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.PMID:7576182(1995)
supportsnegatively regulates51% conf.

Tests of egg hatching (EHT) and inhibition of larval migration (LMIT) were used to assess the in vitro efficacy of TTO, nanoTTO and terp-4-ol.

In vitro activity of essential oils of free and nanostructured Melaleuca alternifolia and of terpinen-4-ol on eggs and larvae of Haemonchus contortus.PMID:26096177(2016)
supportsnegatively regulates51% conf.

The assays of R. officinalis oil showed a significant (p<0.05) 97.4% to 100% inhibition of egg hatching and a significant (p<0.05) 20% to 74% inhibition of larval migration.

Ovicidal and larvicidal potential of Rosmarinus officinalis to control gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep.PMID:31483032(2019)
supportsnegatively regulates51% conf.

The seed ethanol extract was the most active on eggs (LC50=0.36mgmL(-1)) and the leaf ethanol extract showed the best inhibition of larval development (LC50=9.18mgmL(-1)).

Ovicidal and larvicidal activity of Melia azedarach extracts on Haemonchus contortus.PMID:16621294(2006)
supportsnegatively regulates51% conf.

The in vitro effects of EsEO were determined through the egg hatching test and the inhibition of larval development of Haemonchus contortus.

Anthelmintic effect of Eucalyptus staigeriana essential oil against goat gastrointestinal nematodes.PMID:20609526(2010)
supportsnegatively regulates51% conf.

In a similar way, the leaves hydro-alcoholic extract was the most active on egg inhibition (ED (50) = 1.97 and ED ( 90 ) = 5.05 mg/ml), leaves and seed aqueous and hydro-alcoholic extracts showed the best inhibition of larval development (ED ( 50 ) = 3.01, 2.43, 3.17, 2.40, and ED ( 90 ) = 10.53, 8.14, 11.94, and 8.19 mg/ml), respectively.

Ovicidal and larvicidal activity of crude extracts of Melia azedarach against Haemonchus contortus (Strongylida).PMID:20177909(2010)

Uncertain evidence (1)

uncertaincauses52% conf.

This surveillance activity made it possible to collect NWS egg masses or larvae from all 23 states in the country and to determine that the rainy season has a strong positive influence on the number of cases of myiasis caused by C. hominivorax in dogs.

Current status of the New World screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax in Venezuela.PMID:19335837(2009)