Candidate predators for biological control of the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 63-80

  Lesna, Izabela ^a,b   Wolfs, Peter ^b   Faraji, Farid ^c   Roy, Lise ^d   Komdeur, Jan ^b   Sabelis, Maurice W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MITOX Trial Management BV   (Netherlands)

^d VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

Androlaelaps casalis; Biological control; Bird nest; Chicken; Dermanyssus gallinae; Ectoparasite; European starling; Gallus gallus; Hypoaspis aculeifer; Poultry house; Poultry red mite; Predatory mites; Sturnus vulgaris; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIRD; HATCHING; LITERATURE REVIEW; MITE; POULTRY; PREDATOR; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SEASON; STARLING;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; MITES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; STARLINGS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ACARI; ANDROLAELAPS CASALIS; ARTHROPODA; AVES; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE; GALLUS GALLUS; HYPOASPIS ACULEIFER; MAMMALIA; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 64249122653     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9239-1     Document Type: Article

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