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Resistance of the red poultry mite to pyrethroids in France
Author(s) -
Beugnet F.,
Chauve C.,
Gauthey M.,
Beert L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.140.22.577
Subject(s) - dichlorvos , permethrin , acaricide , pyrethroid , mite , biology , organophosphate , toxicology , veterinary medicine , insecticide resistance , pesticide resistance , resistance (ecology) , pesticide , agronomy , botany , medicine
The resistance of Dermanyssus gallinae , the red poultry mite, to a pyrethroid acaricide, permethrin, and to an organophosphate, dichlorvos, was examined on five French poultry farms which had experienced problems in controlling mite populations and on one farm with no problems. The concentration of permethrin requlired to kill 50 per cent of the mites on the five farms was between eight and 40 times the concentration required on the control farm. In contrast, no resistance to dichlorvos was detected. This is the first description of resistance to a pyrethroid in D gallinae in France.