Acari®: manage the risk of red mites according to your level of infestation
Acari® programme: a digital tool to support natural solutions for optimum effectiveness
Deltavit’s Acari® range offers an increasingly innovative and cost-effective approach to managing mites problems in poultry farming. The new digital Acari® tool for farm monitoring adds a new dimension to the Acari® programme.
This tool provides each farmer with the information they need to adjust the use of the programme’s products to suit the specific situation on their farm.
These are real levers for controlling the red mites population:
- A nutritional product based on plants and aromatic substances (Acariflash®) to act at hen level
- And a product for the rearing environment (Acaritec) to act at building level
Consequences of red mites on the profitability of livestock farms
The impact of mites on hen behaviour and egg-laying performance is linked to the level of infestation. The Acari® program therefore aims to guide the breeder towards the most rational use of products from an economic point of view, without giving red mites any break. This approach has proved effective in various contexts, particularly in terms of egg-laying performance (laying rate, downgraded egg rate).
Consequences of red mites on the well-being and health of hens
Acari®: supporting poultry farmers in the sustainable management of their farms
Deltavit offers the Acari® approach to managing red mites in poultry farming: a range of nutritional specialities for poultry and a solution for the farming environment. The Acari® product range is designed to be as universal as possible, with as few constraints on use as possible:
- Acariflash® can be used in drinking water or incorporated into feed
- Acaritec can be applied by sprinkling, dry spraying or spraying in a sanitary vacuum or when the hens are present (without a withdrawal period)
- The products are available in versions that can be used in organic farming
“Our aim is to enable farmers to reconcile economic profitability with their commitment to reducing the use of chemical treatments. The Acari® approach, which helps control the mites population, can help rationalise or space out the use of this type of often expensive solution. It also helps to maintain the effectiveness of these solutions by limiting the development of resistance.”
Real-time monitoring of livestock farms with the Acari®tool digital tool
The use of mites traps allows to monitor changes in the mites population. Based on the monthly counts taken with these traps, Deltavit offers the Acari®tool digital farm monitoring solution, which allows to:
- Visualise changes in the mites population
- Adapt the Acari® program for optimum efficiency and profitability
- Assess product requirements