The present application relates to the application of cinnamyl
aldehyde and compositions containing the same in the prevention and treatment of parasitic ticks. The present application relates to the field of biocides. The present application first discovers that cinnamyl
aldehyde has insecticidal activity on ticks, especially Ixodes, and is safe to the host of the ticks, white star flower beetle adults, at a certain
dose, so that cinnamyl
aldehyde can be used as an insecticide for ticks. Further, the present application also discovers that although
vermiculite has no insecticidal activity on ticks, when cinnamyl aldehyde is added to
vermiculite, the composition of cinnamyl aldehyde and
vermiculite is used to prevent and treat ticks, and vermiculite can improve the insecticidal effect of cinnamyl aldehyde. Combined with the soil burrowing
habit of white star flower beetle adults, vermiculite coincidentally provides a shelter for them, which provides
operability for the prevention and treatment of parasitic ticks.