Laboratory tests for controlling poultry red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae) with predatory mites in small 'laying hen' cages

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 371-383

  Lesna, Izabela ^a,b   Sabelis, Maurice W ^a   van Niekerk, Thea G C M ^c   Komdeur, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Livestock Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Androlaelaps casalis; Biological control; Dermanyssus gallinae; Ectoparasite; Gallus gallus; Laying hen; Poultry red mite; Predatory mites; Stratiolaelaps scimitus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ECTOPARASITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; MITE; POULTRY; PREDATOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MITES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; TICK CONTROL;

ACARI; ANDROLAELAPS CASALIS; AVES; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE; GALLUS GALLUS; INVERTEBRATA; STRATIOLAELAPS SCIMITUS;

EID: 84868621217     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-012-9596-z     Document Type: Article

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