Poultry Red Mite
January 1, 1970
breeding and egg production operations, it is directly responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in egg industry losses every year. Despite its common [...] gallinae , the poultry red mite, chicken mite or roost mite, is a major pest of fowl, pigeons, and other caged birds worldwide. A parasite especially common [...] common names, Dermanyssus gallinae can parasitize a wide range of hosts, including mammals. Infestation rates are often higher in less intensive farming systems