Control of the chewing louse Bovicola (Werneckiella) ocellatus in donkeys, using essential oils

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 408-413

  Ellse, L ^a   Burden, F A ^b   Wall, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b THE DONKEY SANCTUARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Equine; Essential oils; Lavender; Pediculosis; Phthiraptera; Tea tree; Werneckiella

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BIOASSAY; ECTOPARASITE; ESSENTIAL OIL; LOUSE; PEST CONTROL; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; BOVICOLA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; PHTHIRAPTERA; TRICHODECTIDAE;

ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECTICIDE; LAVENDER OIL; TEA TREE OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITES; EQUIDAE; ESSENTIAL OILS; ISCHNOCERA; LAVENDER; LOUSE; MELALEUCA; PEDICULOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEA TREE; WERNECKIELLA;

ECTOPARASITES; EQUINE; ESSENTIAL OILS; LAVENDER; PEDICULOSIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; TEA TREE; WERNECKIELLA;

ANIMALS; EQUIDAE; INSECTICIDES; ISCHNOCERA; LAVANDULA; LICE INFESTATIONS; MELALEUCA; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; TEA TREE OIL;

EID: 84887167730     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mve.12004     Document Type: Article

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