Recognition of spider mite infestations in jujube trees based on spectral-spatial clustering of hyperspectral images from UAVs [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Spider mite infestations are a serious hazard for jujube trees in China. The use of remote sensing technology to evaluate the health of jujube trees in large-scale intensive agricultural production is an effective means of agricultural control ...
Yue Wu +6 more
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Norwegian honey bees surviving Varroa destructor mite infestations by means of natural selection [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Background Managed, feral and wild populations of European honey bee subspecies, Apis mellifera, are currently facing severe colony losses globally. There is consensus that the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, that switched hosts from the Eastern ...
Melissa A.Y. Oddie +2 more
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Research note: Mite infestations in non-descriptive indigenous chickens in Bangladesh: Present status and pathology [PDF]
Poultry ScienceNon-descriptive, indigenous chickens (NDICs) in Bangladesh are commonly reared in scavenging system. Here, we describe the prevalence and pathological impacts induced by mite infestations in NDICs.
Nusrat Nadia +13 more
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Comparative in vitro evaluation of contact activity of fluralaner, spinosad, phoxim, propoxur, permethrin and deltamethrin against the northern fowl mite, Ornithonyssus sylviarum [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background Northern fowl mites (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites of both feral birds and poultry, particularly chicken layers and breeders.
Bradley A. Mullens +5 more
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Fending for Thyself: Honey Bees From Ethiopia Inflict Physical Damage on Varroa destructor [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor and its associated viruses threaten the health of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). Yet, African populations survive mite infestations without miticide treatment largely due to social immunity behaviors.
Walellign W. Wanore +4 more
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Control methods for Dermanyssus gallinae in systems for laying hens: results of an international seminar [PDF]
, 2009 This paper reports the results of a seminar on poultry red mite (PRM), Dermanyssus gallinae. Eighteen researchers from eight European countries discussed life cycle issues of the mite, effects of mites on hens and egg production, and monitoring and ...
A.-G. Gjevre +15 more
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Acute prurigo simplex in humans caused by pigeon lice [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2018 : Pigeon lice are insects that feed on feathers of these birds; their life cycle includes egg, nymph and adult and they may cause dermatoses in humans. Four persons of the same family, living in an urban area, presented with widespread intensely pruritic
Hamilton Ometto Stolf +3 more
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Virus infections in honeybee colonies naturally surviving ectoparasitic mite vectors.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Western honeybee populations, Apis mellifera, in Europe have been known to survive infestations of the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, by means of natural selection.
Melissa A Y Oddie +4 more
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Case for diagnosis. Erythematous and pruritic papules on forearms, [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de DermatologiaGamasoidosis is a poorly known and underdiagnosed mite infestation. It is characterized by the presence of erythematous and flattened papules that are quite pruritic, and can affect any region of the body, with preference for areas of folds. This article
Aline Palitot Santana +3 more
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Mites affecting hen egg production: some considerations for Brazilian farms [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2013 The poultry industry is characterized for its constant search for productivity and profitability, which are based on flock health status. Brazilian Commercial laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus) have been impacted significantly by mite infestations ...
Leandro do Carmo Rezende +4 more
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