Monitoring northern fowl mites (Acari: Macronyssidae) in caged laying hens: Feasibility of an egg-based sampling system

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1045-1054

  Mullens, Bradley A ^a   Hinkle, Nancy C ^a   Szijj, Coralie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Northern fowl mite; Ornithonyssus sylviarum; Poultry; Sampling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INFESTATION; MITE; OOCYTE; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; OVUM; POULTRY DISEASES; SEASONS;

EID: 0034203468     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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