About the Authors

Matthias B. Van Hiel

Contributed equally to this work with: Matthias B. Van Hiel, Bert Breugelmans

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bert Breugelmans

Contributed equally to this work with: Matthias B. Van Hiel, Bert Breugelmans

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Charles N. Pagel

Affiliation Centre for Animal Biotechnology, School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Adam K. Williams

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Aiden K. Varan

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Richard Burke

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Vernon M. Bowles

Affiliations Centre for Animal Biotechnology, School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Hatchtech Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Philip Batterham

pbatterham@unimelb.edu.au

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts: Dr. Vernon M. Bowles is the founder and a shareholder of the funder of this research Hatchtech Pty Ltd. Dr. Bowles is an inventor on the following patents owned by Hatchtech Pty Ltd: Methods and Compositions for Controlling Ectoparasites WO/2005/007188, Composition and Methods for Controlling Infestation PCT/IB2007/003226 and Pediculicidal Composition U.S. Provisional Application no. 61/659,30. There are no other patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BB MV AV RB PB. Performed the experiments: BB MV AV AW CP. Analyzed the data: BB MV AW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RB VB. Wrote the paper: BB MV VB PB.