Acaricidal efficacy of orally administered macrocyclic lactones against poultry red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae) on chicks and their impacts on mite reproduction and blood-meal digestion

Abstract Background The poultry red mite (PRM), Dermanyssus gallinae, is one of the most economically deleterious threats to laying-hen industry worldwide. Macrocyclic lactones (MLs) have been widely used in control of mites in mammals, but the effects of MLs on PRMs are not well studied. The main o...

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Main Authors: Xiaolin Xu, Chuanwen Wang, Shudong Zhang, Yu Huang, Tingting Pan, Bohan Wang, Baoliang Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3599-0