Mitecontrol project partners submitted an application end of january for capitalisation call initiative which just got approved !
The objective of this program is to maximise the impact of Mitecontrol by adding on to the target group by applying the IPM programmes for rearing (1d old chick to pullet) and breeder farms (parent stock broilers and layers) and expand communication to new regions through Associated Partners in Germany and Ireland. This will allow more farmers in NWE and beyond to apply IPM (+ camera monitoring), to control PRM and optimise animal health and welfare, food safety, reduce productivity losses and waste throughout the entire poultry sector. Read More
Mitecontrol project partners submitted an additionnal workpackage through the capitalisation call (https://www.nweurope.eu/news-events/latest-news/interreg-nwe-2nd-call-for-capitalisation-is-open/) Read More
A litterature study on IPM strategies applied to the poultry red mite has been written by Mitecontrol partners. It has been published in Veterinary science. Read More
An update on Mitecontrol project was given at EPC's Studiedagen on the 24th november 2020. You can go through the event on :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV8MzoyHRNY&list=PLjppTA4Mj2eQqClRgzBbKGeb19NKsDoLx
Mitecontrol is presented at Minute 45 of the video ! Read More
MiteControl got picked up by a popular Instagram page ‘kukuluku.be’ in their story. It’s a small online retailer in Belgium that sells silica earth to hen holders. They have 794 followers on their Instagram page! Read More
Concerning treatments, the work on Work Package 2 (Improvement of non chemical treatment uses) revealed that one genetic group of a predatory mite was more voracious than the others, which opens up prospects for improvement. No incompatibility between plant-based treatments (or vaccine) and predators was found. Regarding resistance, significant differences in susceptibility to plant-based repellents were detected between PRM populations. Experiments are underway to determine the extent to which these variations may result in the selection of resistant populations under plant-based treatments. In the process, we have also discovered that the temporal dynamics of PRM populations is much more aggressive than previously thought. Read More
Trials have been ongoing for a couple of month in farms in Belgium, UK and France. Monitoring mite population continues and preventive treatments apper to have some positive effect ! Read More
With the new flocks that started at our pilot farms, we are using our camera technology from WP1 to follow up nighttime hen activity automatically. As such, we can say something about PRM infestation levels as hen activity during the night can be related to PRM infestation severity. Read More
