Poultry Red Mite
or roost mite, is a major pest of fowl, pigeons, and other caged birds worldwide. A parasite especially common to poultry breeding and egg production operations [...] hundreds of millions of dollars in egg industry losses every year. Despite its common names, Dermanyssus gallinae can parasitize a wide range of hosts, including [...] gallinae causes both direct and indirect damage in poultry houses: The loss of vitality due to parasitism reduces hens’ production; and The mite can transmit