Advances in Non-Chemical Tools to Control Poultry Hematophagous Mites

The blood-sucking mites Dermanyssus gallinae (“red mite”), Ornithonyssus sylviarum (“northern fowl and bursa (”tropical mite”) stand out for causing infestations in commercial poultry farms worldwide, resulting significant economic damage producers. In addition to changes production systems that include new concerns animal welfare, global climate change recent years has become a major challenge the spread of ectoparasites around world. This review includes information regarding main form controlling through use commercially available chemicals. addition, non-chemical measures against were discussed such as extracts oils from plants seeds, entomopathogenic fungi, semiochemicals, powder diatomaceous earth silica-based products, vaccine candidates. control using chemical methods are currently used or eliminate them proving be less effective develop resistance. contrast, products based on plant extracts, powders origin, antigens aimed at developing transmission-blocking vaccines provide some encouraging options rational these ectoparasites.