Many groups of parasites lack basic information on biodiversity and host associations, which
poses challenges for conservation and understanding the ecological relationships between …

The pigeon louse Columbicola columbae is a longstanding and important model for studies
of ectoparasitism and host-parasite coevolution. However, a deeper understanding of its …

The current study was conducted to investigate the efficacy and stability of D‐limonene (DL)
and its nanoemulsion (DLN) against pigeon feather lice (Columbicola columbae) and their …

The over 4,100 species of bird lice are classified into 214 genera in the parvorders
Amblycera and Ischnocera. Congeneric species of bird lice usually share much similarity in …

Background Egypt forms a home for the highest number of recorded Mantodea species of
the Palaearctic Region. The status and ecology of such diversity are far from being …

This study investigated the safety and efficacy of two forms of D-limonene (DL) against
Columbicola columbae (pigeon feather lice); pure and a nanoemulsion formulation (DLN) …

Phoresy is a biologically mechanical phenomena where an immobile organism hitches on a
other mobile organism to translocate. This behaviour is not studied very well on the field …

Drug-resistant pathogens form the main threat to global health during the current century.
Annually, a lot of patients die in hospitals due to infection with one or more drug-resistant …

There are very few reports discussing the higher level phylogeny of the chewing lice
(Phthiraptera) and their roles in the evaluation of these insects. So, the aim of this work is to …

The biological and ecological factors experienced across the lifespan by the bird hosts affect
the seasonal dynamics of their ectoparasites. The seasonal population of Columbicola …