Crustaxe

The ectoparasites on wild and farmed fish cause significant losses to the aquaculture industry in terms of treatment losses and economic damage. Salmon sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis, Caligus rogercresseyi, etc.) are an ecological as well as economic problem that is difficult to treat due to the development of resistance to treatments. Out of the various integrated strategies for sea lice management, using a feed-through repellent can be a coordinated approach for preventing and controlling sea lice. ‘CRUSTAXE’ is a synergistic combination of plant-derived semiochemicals that precisely targets the planktonic copepod crustaceans by avoiding all the unintended negative effects on the ecosystem. It is a phytogenic feed through repellent that alters the directional response of copepodid larvae by masking their attraction towards salmon. ‘CRUSTAXE’ is an eco-friendly sea lice treatment that has the ability to interfere with host location and disrupt copepodid settlement.