Skip to main content
Springer Nature Link
Log in

Effects of Bayofly™ on specimens of Culicoides species when incubated in hair taken from the feet of previously treated cattle and sheep

  • Short Communication
  • Published:
Parasitology Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Sheep and cattle were treated with Bayofly™ pour-on containing 1 g cyfluthrin per 100 ml ready-to-use solution. Seven, 14, 21 and 28 days after treatment, hair was clipped off from the back and feet and mixed for 10–15 s, 30 s, 1 or 2 min with freshly caught Culicoides midges. It was found that the insecticide on hair from the legs – the predominant biting site of midges – had a significant killing effect on Culicoides for 3–4 weeks, even after a short-term contact.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2

Explore related subjects

Discover the latest articles and news from researchers in related subjects, suggested using machine learning.

References

  • Hutcheon D (1881) Fever of epizootic catarrh. Rep Coll Vet Surg 1880:12–15

    Google Scholar 

  • Hutcheon D (1902) Malaria catarrh fever of sheep. Vet Rec 14:629–633

    Google Scholar 

  • Mehlhorn H (ed) (2007) Encyclopedia of parasitology. 3rd ed, Springer, Heidelberg

  • Mehlhorn H, Walldorf V, Klimpel S, Jahn B, Jaeger F, Eschweiler J, Hoffmann B, Beer M (2007) First occurrence of Culicoides obsoletus-transmitted Bluetongue virus epidemic in Central Europe. Parasitol Res 101:219–228

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Mellor PS, Boorman J (1995) The transmission and geographical spread of African horse sickness and bluetongue viruses. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 89:1–15

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Purse BV, Mellor PS, Rogers DJ, Samuel AR, Mertens PPC, Baylis M (2005) Climate change and the recent emergence of bluetongue in Europe. Nat Rev Microbiol 3:171–181

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute for Zoomorphology, Cytology and Parasitology, Heinrich Heine University, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Heinz Mehlhorn, Günter Schmahl, Volker Walldorf & Sven Klimpel

  2. Tierarztpraxis Allerheiligen, 41470, Neuss, Germany

    Bärbel Schumacher & Jochen D’Haese

Authors
  1. Heinz Mehlhorn
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Günter Schmahl
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Bärbel Schumacher
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Jochen D’Haese
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Volker Walldorf
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Sven Klimpel
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Heinz Mehlhorn.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Mehlhorn, H., Schmahl, G., Schumacher, B. et al. Effects of Bayofly™ on specimens of Culicoides species when incubated in hair taken from the feet of previously treated cattle and sheep. Parasitol Res 102, 519–522 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-007-0842-y

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-007-0842-y

Keywords