Control of Poultry Mites (Dermanyssus)

ISBN-13: 9789048185085 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 146 str.

Olivier A.E. Sparagano

Opis

This book summarises worldwide research activities at laboratory and farm levels to control the poultry red mites. Forty-three experts from 11 countries have been drawn to present new control methods based on plants, predators or vaccine developments together with updated chemical, physical and managerial approaches to tackle this ubiquitous ectoparasite which is responsible for economic losses to the poultry industry and for human health-related problems. Genetic and metabolomic diversity within the mite populations highlights the needs for an integrated approach for the poultry industry. Readers will understand the state-of-art in new research lines which could bring this worldwide and emerging ectoparasite under control.

Spis treści

1. Control of poultry mites: where do we stand?; O. Sparagano.- 2. Prevalence and key figures for the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae infections in poultry farm systems; M.A. Cafiero et al.- 3. Evaluation of the poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae, Acarina: Dermanyssidae) susceptibility to some acaricides in field populations from Italy; A. Giangaspero et al.- 4. Exploration of the susceptibility of AChE from the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Mesostigmata) to organophosphates in field ilosates from France; L. Roy et al. 5. In vitro efficacies of oils, silicas and plant preparations against the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae; V. Maurer et al. 6. Variation in chemical composition and acaricidal activity against Dermanyssus gallinae (De Geer) of four different eucalyptus essential oils; D.R. George et al.- 7. Inert dusts and their effects on the poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae); O. Kilpinen, T. Steenberg.- 8. Candidate predators for biological control of the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae; I. Lesna et al.- 9. The testing of antibodies raised against poultry red mite antigens in an in vitro feeding assay; preliminary screen for vaccine candidates; H.W. Wright et al.- 10. The poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae): a potential vector of pathogenic agents; C. Valiente Moro et al.- 11. Endosymbiotic bacteria living inside the poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae); C.J. de Luna et al.- 12. Molecular phylogenetic assessment of host range in five Dermanyssus species; L. Roy et al. 13. Phylogenetic relationship between Dermanyssus gallinae populations in European countries based on mitochondrial COI gene sequences; M. Marangi et al.- 14. Monitoring of Dermanyssus gallinae in free-range poultry farms; L. Zenner et al.- 15. Preventing introduction and spread of Dermanyssus gallinae in poultry facilities using the HACCP method; M.F. Mul, J.M. Koenraadt.

O autorze

Dr Olivier Sparagano is a Senior Lecturer in Animal Production Science and the Director of Research in the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Newcastle University, UK. He is currently the President of the Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine and the Honorary Meetings Secretary of the British Society for Parasitology. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and over 200 conference abstracts on parasitology and related topics.

Blurb

This book summarises worldwide research activities at laboratory and farm levels to control the poultry red mites. 43 experts from 11 countries have been drawn into to present new control methods based on plants, predators or vaccine developments alongside updated chemical, physical and managerial approaches to tackle this ubiquitous ectoparasite which is responsible for economic costs for the poultry industry and for human health-related problems. Genetic and metabolomic diversity within the mite populations highlight the needs for an integrated approach for the poultry industry. Readers will understand the state-of-art in new research lines which could bring this worldwide and emerging ectoparasite under control.

 

Previously published in Experimental and Applied Acarology, Volume 48, Nos. 1-2, 2009