Meanings
plural ecoparasites
- A parasite for which the host animal has developed a tolerance or immunity.
Only one commercial parasite vaccine is available against an ecoparasite for sea lice.
2024, Baskaralingam Vaseeharan, Palmy Jesudhasan, Vaccines in Aquaculture, page 2462 more examples
Ecoparasite control, with appropriate concentrations of carbaryl, malathion, or pyrethrin dusts, is permissible if the agent is applied externally to both test and control animals not less than seven days prior to the start of the test.
1983, D. E. Kaukeinen, Vertebrate Pest Control and Management Materials, page 102They are also making inroads where animal safety is a primary concern, for example, for ecoparasite control on companion animals (dogs and cats), and for fly control in dairy and poultry operations.
2017, Leo M.L. Nollet, Hamir Singh Rathore, Green Pesticides Handbook: Essential Oils for Pest Control
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