Abstract: The invention describes the use of a microbial preparation of one or more bacteria, for example of the genus Bacillus in the manufacture of a formulation as a medicament for the treatment and prevention of infestation of sucking lice from the order Phthiraptera, Anoplura, Rhynchophthirina and/or Pediculidae. The medicament can be applied to plumage, pelage or hair to control sucking lice.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 7, 2006
Date of Patent:
July 19, 2016
Assignee:
Ectotec Pty Ltd
Inventors:
Dudley Edwin Pinnock, David John Cooper