Pritchard James, Küster Tatiana, George David, Sparagano Olivier, Tomley Fiona
The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Department of Pathology and Pathogen Biology, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK.
Stockbridge Technology Centre, North Yorkshire YO8 3TZ, UK.
Vet Parasitol. 2016 Jul 30;225:104-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.06.006. Epub 2016 Jun 6.
The poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae, is an economically important hematophagous parasite of commercial egg laying hens, also affecting domesticated birds and companion animals. Conventional control of D. gallinae through acaricidal spraying is often ineffective, creating an urgent need to identify alternative management strategies for commercial and domestic infestations. Whilst integrated pest management is being considered for D. gallinae, the potential of impeding mite 'migration' routes, to either prevent initial infestation or manage established populations, has not been researched. Here we demonstrate that barriers of insecticidal glue, double sided sticky tape and thyme oil can contain D. gallinae within a specified area of a petri dish (78-88% of total mite population) and this level of containment was significantly greater than for negative controls (p values <0.05). Further studies in poultry houses are recommended to investigate the efficacy of these barriers in real world application and identity potential for barriers as a strategy for mite control.
鸡皮刺螨（Dermanyssus gallinae）是商业产蛋母鸡的一种具有经济重要性的吸血寄生虫，也会影响家养鸟类和伴侣动物。通过杀螨剂喷雾对鸡皮刺螨进行常规防治往往效果不佳，这就迫切需要为商业和家庭虫害确定替代管理策略。虽然正在考虑对鸡皮刺螨采用综合虫害管理，但阻碍螨虫“迁移”路线以预防初始感染或控制已有的螨虫种群的潜力尚未得到研究。在此，我们证明，杀虫胶、双面胶带和百里香油制成的屏障可将鸡皮刺螨限制在培养皿的特定区域内（占螨虫总数的78 - 88%），这种限制水平显著高于阴性对照（p值<0.05）。建议在禽舍中进行进一步研究，以调查这些屏障在实际应用中的效果，并确定屏障作为螨虫控制策略的潜力。
