Mustafa Sahar, Alsayeqh Abdullah F
Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.
Poult Sci. 2025 Apr;104(4):104899. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.104899. Epub 2025 Feb 17.
Dermanyssus gallinae (poultry red mite) has negative impact on poultry production, causing major economic losses by damaging the health of chickens and other bird species, globally. D. gallinae also acts as vector and reservoir of different viral and bacterial pathogens such as, E. coli, S. enteriditis, P. multocida, S. gallinarum, Newcastle disease, Avian influenza, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Eastern, Western and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis viruses. Some of them are important from zoonotic point of view like, S. enteritidis, Borrelia burgdorferi and avian influenza A virus. It also causes gamasoidosis in humans. For its control various acaricides have been used, but because of D. gallinae resistance against these chemicals, and environmental issues related to these acaricides have encouraged research into different alternatives. One of them are plant extracts and phytochemicals that play a major role by offering a promising option for permanent pest control because of their bioactive abilities. Important phytochemicals that are most effective against these mites are phenol, flavonoid, terpenoid, tannin, and phenylpropanoids. That give their effects by creating neurotoxicity, digestive and metabolic disruption, cuticle disruption, oxidative stress, cell membrane damage, respiratory inhibition, and hormonal disruption in these mites. This review explains the significance of various plant extracts, their phytochemicals and their methods of application against D. gallinae infestations in poultry. Different types of plant's active metabolites have acaricidal, repellent and growth inhibitory effects such as tannins, phenols, terpenoids, and flavonoids. The mode of action, effectiveness and toxicity of these extracts are also discussed. This review also discusses zoonotic importance of D. gallinae.
鸡皮刺螨（家禽红螨）对家禽生产有负面影响，通过损害鸡和其他鸟类的健康在全球范围内造成重大经济损失。鸡皮刺螨还作为多种病毒和细菌病原体的载体和宿主，如大肠杆菌、肠炎沙门氏菌、多杀性巴氏杆菌、鸡沙门氏菌、新城疫、禽流感、猪丹毒杆菌、东部、西部和委内瑞拉马脑炎病毒。其中一些从人畜共患病的角度来看很重要，如肠炎沙门氏菌、伯氏疏螺旋体和甲型禽流感病毒。它还会导致人类发生革螨病。为了控制它，人们使用了各种杀螨剂，但由于鸡皮刺螨对这些化学物质产生抗性，以及与这些杀螨剂相关的环境问题，促使人们研究不同的替代方法。其中之一是植物提取物和植物化学物质，由于它们的生物活性能力，为永久性害虫控制提供了一个有前景的选择，从而发挥了重要作用。对这些螨虫最有效的重要植物化学物质是酚类、黄酮类、萜类、单宁和苯丙素类。它们通过在这些螨虫中产生神经毒性、消化和代谢紊乱、表皮破坏、氧化应激、细胞膜损伤、呼吸抑制和激素紊乱来发挥作用。这篇综述解释了各种植物提取物、它们的植物化学物质及其针对家禽中鸡皮刺螨感染的应用方法的重要性。不同类型植物的活性代谢产物具有杀螨、驱避和生长抑制作用，如单宁、酚类、萜类和黄酮类。还讨论了这些提取物的作用方式、有效性和毒性。这篇综述还讨论了鸡皮刺螨的人畜共患病重要性。
