Poultry Red Mite
grey or black. Adults are about 1 mm long (0.04 inches) and have long legs. They are typically nocturnal feeders and remain hidden during the day in cracks [...] deutonymphs, which in turn require a blood meal before maturing into the adult form. The poultry red mite can live between 5–17 days, depending on the temperature [...] General Dermanyssus gallinae , the poultry red mite, chicken mite or roost mite, is a major pest of fowl, pigeons, and other caged birds worldwide. A parasite