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Susceptibilities of northern fowl mite,Ornithonyssus sylviarum (Acarina: Macronyssidae), and chicken mite,Dermanyssus gallinae (Acarina: Dermanyssidae), to selected acaricides

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The relative toxicities of ten acaricides to northern fowl mite,Ornithonyssus sylviarum (Canestrini and Fanzago), and the chicken mite,Dermanyssus gallinae (De Geer), were determined simultaneously by holding the mites inside disposable glass Pasteur pipettes previously immersed in acetone solutions of various concentrations (w/v) of technical grade acaricides. The LC90s (parts per million) of the acaricides after 24 h exposure for the northern fowl mite and the chicken mite, respectively, were: bendiocarb (13.1, 0.18), tetrachlorvinphos (14.5, 4.07), carbaryl (15.0, 0.83), pirimiphos methyl (18.3, 2.03), permethrin (23.1, 8.46), lambda cyhalothrin (80.7, 11.4), dichlorvos (252.8, 3.75), malathion (238.4, 6.59), amitraz (6741, 9430) and fenvalerate (>10000, 60.2). After 48 h exposure there were only slight increases in mortalities of both species except for increased mortalities for the northern fowl mite with lambda cyhalothrin, amitraz and fenvalerate, and for the chicken mite with amitraz.

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Fletcher, M.G., Axtell, R.C. Susceptibilities of northern fowl mite,Ornithonyssus sylviarum (Acarina: Macronyssidae), and chicken mite,Dermanyssus gallinae (Acarina: Dermanyssidae), to selected acaricides. Exp Appl Acarol 13, 137–142 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01193664

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