Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2472131 | Veterinary Parasitology | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A previously described bioassay was modified to assess the response of the poultry red mite, an important ectoparasite of fowl, to a selected group of acaricides. The adapted bioassay is simple to use, escape-proof and provides data that can be subjected to probit analysis. The reproducibility of the method was assessed by three tests with α-cypermethrin against a reference strain, which produced dose-response lines that did not differ significantly (χ2 = 1.39, 2 d.f., p = 0.50), and had a derived common slope of 1.89. In addition, a limited evaluation study enabled assessment of response to commercial formulations of bifenthrin, bifenthrin + malathion and cypermethrin by field populations of the poultry red mite.
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Authors
B.B. Thind, H.L. Ford,