Michael Him Mason

The common factors of NeemCo’s products are: • Targeted to ectoparasites, specifically biting and sucking insects/ectoparasites • Highly effective • Safe for all except the pests • Show no resistance • Low bioaccumulation • Benign in the environment • Naturally-derived and organic NeemCo has developed, in collaboration with a variety of institutions, Riddance™ - a control of ectoparasites of farmed fish. The work initially focused on the sea louse (Lepophtheirus salmonis) which is the scourge of farmed salmon in Scotland and other countries where the fish are farmed. Riddance™ is administered by inclusion in the diet. Trials show the following: • Use as a food supplement reduces the burden of immature lice by more than 70% • Egg production by female lice is completely eliminated • There is no accumulation of the a.i. in the fish muscle fillet, eliminating pre-market withdrawal interval The results suggest that other ectoparasites of other species of farmed fish will be susceptible to control by Riddance™. Patents are in process in all the major salmon farming countries, and the first granted in Denmark, to cover the Faroe Islands.