Objective The overall objective of the proposal is the development of new control methods for the chicken mite, Derma- nyssus gallinae, a major arthropod pest affecting the health and welfare of poultry, and also a threat to human health due to its capacity to carry bacteria such as Salmonella. The new control methods will be based on the employment of a combination of naturally occurring semiochemicals (attractants) influencing mite behaviour and mite pathogenic fungi (biological control agents) in a lure-and-kill strategy. Such control methods will have a positive impact on the transition to sustainable egg production, and will allow a reduction in the use of persistent broad-spectrum synthetic insecticides. The overall objective will be achieved as the result of three workpackages:1) isolation and identification of semiochemicals attractive to D. gallinae,2) isolation and selection of mite pathogenic fungi with high virulence against chicken mites and with good field persistence, and3) development of a prototype trap based on a combination of the identified semiochemicals and the selected fungal isolates. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologymycologysocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentnatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyinvertebrate zoology Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-2. - Key action Control of Infectious Diseases Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator DANISH PEST INFESTATION LABORATORY Address Skovbrynet 14 2800 Lyngby Denmark See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CAB INTERNATIONAL United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bakeham lane TW20 9TY Egham,surrey See on map ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address West common AL5 2JQ Harpenden See on map THE AGRISENSE BCS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Taffs mead road, treforest ind.estate unit 1 CF37 5SU Pontypridd See on map UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Campus universitario de cartuja s/n 18071 Granada See on map
