title: Treatment with a neem seed extract (MiteStop®) of beetle larvae parasitizing the plumage of poultry.
abstract: Beetles of the species Alphitobius diaperinus, Dermestes bicolor, and Dermestes lardarius may transmit severe agents of diseases on poultry and may in addition harm as larvae the skin and feathers thus leading to severe economic losses. The present study deals with a control measurement using a neem seed extract (MiteStop®) being diluted with tap water. It was shown that spraying of a 1:33 dilution kills both larvae and adults of these part-time parasites as was previously shown for other parasites such as mites, ticks, and blood sucking or biting insects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Walldorf
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mehlhorn
authors.forename: Saleh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Quraishy
authors.forename: Khaled A S
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Al-Rasheid
authors.forename: Fathy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abdel-Ghaffar
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mehlhorn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000187:drug effects*; D005989:Glycerides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D011200:Poultry / Q000469:parasitology*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013729:Terpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005989:Glycerides; D007306:Insecticides; D013729:Terpenes; C002443:neem oil