?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=In+vitro+efficacies+of+oils%2C+silicas+and+plant+preparations+against+the+poultry+red+mite+Dermanyssus+gallinae&rft.creator=Maurer%2C+Veronika&rft.creator=Perler%2C+Erika&rft.creator=Heckendorn%2C+Felix&rft.subject=+Poultry&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=The+aim+of+this+study+was+to+test+the+effectiveness+of+physically+acting+substances+(oils+and+silicas)+and+plant+preparations+for+the+control+of+the+poultry+red+mite+Dermanyssus+gallinae+(De+Geer+1778).+Reproduction+and+survival+of+fed+D.+gallinae+females+were+evaluated+in+vitro+for+a+total+of+168+h+using+the+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98area+under+the+survival+curve%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+(AUC)+to+compare+survival+of+the+mites+between+treatments.+Four+oils+(two+plant+oils%2C+one+petroleum+spray+oil+and+diesel)%2C+one+soap%2C+three+silicas+(one+synthetic+amorphous+silica%2C+one+diatomaceous+earth+(DE)+and+one+DE+with+2%25+pyrethrum+extract)+and+seven+plant+preparations+(derived+from+Chrysanthemum+cineariaefolium%2C+Allium+sativum%2C+Tanacetum+vulgare%2C+Yucca+schidigera%2C+Quillaja+saponaria%2C+Dryopteris+filix-mas%2C+and+Thuja+occidentalis)+were+tested+at+various+concentrations.+All+the+oils%2C+diesel+and+soap+signifi-cantly+reduced+D.+gallinae+survival.+All+silicas+tested+inhibited+reproduction.+DE+significantly+reduced+mite+survival%2C+but+amorphous+silica+was+less+effective+in+vitro.+Except+for+pure+A.+sativum+juice+and+the+highest+concentration+of+C.+cineariaefolium+extract%2C+the+plant+preparations+tested+resulted+in+statistically+insignificant+control+of+D.+gallinae.&rft.publisher=Springer+Science%2BBusiness+Media+B.V.&rft.date=2009&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F15721%2F1%2FMaurer_2009_Exp_Appl_Acarol.pdf&rft.identifier=Maurer%2C+Veronika%3B+Perler%2C+Erika+and+Heckendorn%2C+Felix+(2009)+In+vitro+efficacies+of+oils%2C+silicas+and+plant+preparations+against+the+poultry+red+mite+Dermanyssus+gallinae.+Exp+Appl+Acarol+(Experimental+and+Applied+Acarology)%2C+48%2C+pp.+31-41.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F15721%2F