Poultry Red Mite
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 [...] 13–51 hours and moult within 24 hours of hatching to become an eight-legged protonymph; the mites do not feed prior to reaching this stage. The protonymphs [...] 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