Insectoacaricide Activity of Thymol Against Menoponidae and Gamasid Mites Dermanyssus Gallinae

摘要

This article presents data on the species composition, intensity and extensiveness of invasion in individual farms in the Shpakovskogo district of Stavropol Krai. The species composition of parasites is represented by ticks Dermanyssus gallinae and mallofags Menopon gallinae, Eomenacanthus stramineus and Goniocotes gallinae. There are the clinical signs in hens, such as anxiety, itching through the body, appearance of areas devoid of feather, redness and folding of the affected areas. Studies have been performed on the insectoacaricide activity of thymol against the parasites described above. We also conducted a series of experiments in which thymol was used for disinvasion of poultry farms from Dermanyssus gallinae ticks. And it was found that thymol is effective for 11 days, after this period the effectiveness of the drug decreased. In our opinion, thymol can be used as an alternative tool in the fight against dermanissiosis and mallophagosis or used in combination with other insectoacaricide drug.