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Bird Mites
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Arachnida
Subclass:Acari
Order:Mesostigmata
Family:Dermanyssidae
Genus:Dermanyssus
Species:D. gallinae

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Dermanyssus gallinae (also known as the red mite, poultry mite, red poultry mite, roost mite and chicken mite) is an ectoparasite of poultry and other bird species.

Description

Mites are blood feeders and attack resting birds at night. They are generally white or greyish in color, becoming darker or redder when engorged with blood. After feeding, they hide in cracks and crevices away from daylight, where they mate and lay eggs. The mite progresses through 5 life stages: egg, larva, protonymph, deutonymph and adult. Under favorable conditions this life cycle can be completed within seven days, so populations can grow rapidly – causing anaemia in badly affected flocks of poultry. Young birds are most susceptible. The mites can also affect the health of the birds indirectly, as they may serve as vectors for diseases such as Salmonellosis, avian spirochaetosis and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.

Dermansyssus gallinae will also bite some species of mammals, including humans, sometimes causing dermatitis and skin lesions, but it is widely noted that they are incapable of living and reproducing on human hosts.

MITES
PEST CONTROL

Mite infestation in the home are treated in various ways. Ectoparasiticides can be used to treat affected poultry. These chemical controls, if used, should be used in rotation to avoid the buildup of resistance. Red mites can survive for up to 10 months in an empty hen house. Creosote treatment of wood will kill mites Prevention of infestation in a human habitation consists of eliminating vectors (pigeons in eaves, infested backyard poultry, etc.). Elimination of an infestation in a human habitation is best achieved through a combination of eliminating potential vectors (nesting pigeons, backyard poultry, etc.); reducing potential hiding places (rugs, clutter); judicious use of pesticides.

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