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Dermanyssus gallinae and chicken egg production: impact, management, and a predicted compatibility matrix for integrated approaches

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The poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae, is a worldwide threat to egg production and animal and human welfare. This mite is also a potential vector for several significant diseases. EU regulation that forbids the use of conventional cages for egg-laying hens may favour the growth of D. gallinae, a species known to thrive in more complex housing systems. Current control measures emphasize the use of chemical acaricides, which may have limited efficacy on D. gallinae considering its temporary blood-feeding behaviour. In integrated pest management (IPM), two or more compatible measures targeting physical, environmental, and/or biological aspects could be judiciously combined to enhance the effectiveness against D. gallinae infestation. To inform current and future IPM for D. gallinae, a compatibility matrix is proposed to guide the selection of control measures for field application.

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The authors would like to thank COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) for its support of the COREMI project (FA1404) for ‘Improving current understanding and research for sustainable control of the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae’ (www.coremi.eu) and also the members of the COREMI working group 1. Olivier Sparagano is the principal investigator of an internal research fund (#9308108) of City University of Hong Kong.

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  1. Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China

    O. A. E. Sparagano & J. Ho

  2. School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK

    D. R. George

  3. Department of Biochemistry & Genetics, St George’s International School of Medicine, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK

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  4. Department of Science of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Foggia, Foggia, 71121, Italy

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  5. Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, EH26 0PZ, UK

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Sparagano, O.A.E., George, D.R., Finn, R.D. et al. Dermanyssus gallinae and chicken egg production: impact, management, and a predicted compatibility matrix for integrated approaches. Exp Appl Acarol 82, 441–453 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-020-00558-3

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