Feather mite
| Feather mites | |
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Dermanyssus gallinae (Dermanyssoidea: Dermanyssidae) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari (partim) |
Feather mites are the members of diverse mite superfamilies:
They are ectoparasites on birds, hence the common name.
Treatments with pyrethrin or carbaryl powder have been described.
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