Effect of plant essential oils as acaricides against the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae, with special focus on exposure time

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 222-225

  George, D R ^a   Olatunji, G ^b   Guy, J H ^a   Sparagano, O A E ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermanyssus gallinae; Essential oil; Knock down; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE; MITE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; POULTRY; THYME; TOXICITY;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; JUNIPERUS; MITES; OILS, VOLATILE; THYMUS PLANT; TIME FACTORS;

ACARI; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 77951092119     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.12.038     Document Type: Article

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