Laboratory Observations on Three Species of Bird Mites

Sikes, R K; Chamberlain, Roy W.

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“…These results agreed with those in the previous studies on the life cycle of common chicken mites (WOOD,1917;WISSEMAN & SULKIN,1947: SIKES & CHAMBERLAIN, 1954. No particular distinction was obseved in the life cycle of the chicken mites parasitizing in the daytime.…”

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Incidence of the Parasitism of Chicken Mite Dermanyssus gallinae Parasitizing and Propagating on Chicken Even in the Daytime and Their Life Cycle.

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The incidence of the parasitism of chicken mites Dermanyssus gallinae parasitizing and propagating on chickens day and night was observed in a chicken farm. The incidence of the parasitism was induced by the artificial inoculation of protonymphs hatched from eggs of chicken mites parasitizing in the daytime on chickens.Furthermore, their life cycle was clarified.1. It was observed in a chicken farm that the parasitism of northern fowl mites occurred on chickens, subsequently northern fowl mites and chicken mites were found on the same chickens and finally the chickens were parasitized with chicken mites alone. Chicken mites parasitized and propagated on the chickens day and night without leaving the chickens before daybreak.2. The parasitism of chicken mites on chickens even in the daytime was established irrespective of the presence or absence of parasitic northern fowl mites when the protonymphs of chicken mites parasitizing in the daytime were inoculated artificially on chickens.The number of chicken mites parasitized on the chickens increased when the chickens were parasitized preliminarily with northern fowl mites.3. The life cycle of the chicken mites parasitizing and propagating on the chickens day and night was the same as that of common chicken mites which sucked blood from chickens at night and left them before daybreak.(Jpn. Poult. Sci., 34: 240-247, 1997) Keywords:parasitism, chicken mite, northern fowl mite, chicken mite parasitizing and propagating day and night, life cycle

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Incidence of the Parasitism of Chicken Mite Dermanyssus gallinae Parasitizing and Propagating on Chicken Even in the Daytime and Their Life Cycle.

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“…The entire life cycle of the mite lasts only five to seven days, and each female produces one to seven eggs, most frequently two to five eggs per clutch (Sikes and Chamberlain, 1954). One reproductive cycle of the Bam Swallow host thus equals 8-10 mite generations.…”

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“…One reproductive cycle of the Bam Swallow host thus equals 8-10 mite generations. Juveniles ofthe mite need two blood meals to molt into the adult stage, and adults need at least two blood meals before being able to reproduce (Sikes and Chamberlain, 1954). The numbers of mites build up quickly during reproduction of their hosts, and maximum numbers recorded are 14,000 mites in a Bam Swallow nest (Meller, 1990b).…”

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EFFECTS OF A HAEMATOPHAGOUS MITE ON THE BARN SWALLOW (HIRUNDO RUSTICA): A TEST OF THE HAMILTON AND ZUK HYPOTHESIS

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1990

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Abstract.-I tested three assumptions of the Hamilton and Zuk hypothesis (1982), which suggests that the extravagant male plumage of many bird species allows females to choose mates that are resistant to the parasites exploiting the host population at a given time. By choosing such males as mates, females will rear offspring carrying the genes for resistance. I tested three necessary conditions for the Hamilton and Zuk model: (1) whether parasites affect the fitness of their hosts; (2) whether there is heritable variation in parasite resistance, and (3) whether the expression of the sexual ornament varies with parasite burden. The haematophagous mite Ornithonyssus bursa (Macronyssidae, Gamasida) sucks blood from their Bam Swallow (Hirundo rustica) hosts. Experimental manipulation of mite loads and partial cross-fostering experiments on Bam Swallows, where half of the nestlings in the brood were exchanged with nestlings from another nest, shows that parasite burdens and origin, but not rearing conditions, of Bam Swallow nestlings, affected their adult tarsus length and maximum body weight shortly before fledging. Mite loads of adult Bam Swallows at spring arrival were more similar to mite loads of their own offspring, whether reared in their own or in foster nests inoculated with mites, than to loads offoster offspring. Parent Bam Swallows with long tail ornaments had offspring with smaller mite loads in the partial crossfostering experiments. The amount of increase in male tail ornaments from one year to another was negatively related to experimentally manipulated mite loads of Bam Swallow nests during the preceding breeding season. In conclusion, the three assumptions ofthe hypothesis were supported by the experimental tests.

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“…The life cycle of the mite contains five stages: egg, larva, protonymph, deutonymph, and adult (Wood 1917). The protonymph, deutonymph, and adult feed on blood of poultry and other birds, but also of other animals, including humans (Sikes and Chamberlain 1954). The poultry red mite usually stays at the hen for a bloodmeal during the dark period.…”

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Preventing introduction and spread of Dermanyssus gallinae in poultry facilities using the HACCP method

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Koenraadt

2009

Exp Appl Acarol

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Preventing the establishment of ectoparasitic poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) populations is key in ensuring welfare and egg production of laying hens and absence of allergic reactions of workers in poultry facilities. Using the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point method, a panel of experts identified hazards and associated risks concerning the introduction and spread of this mite in poultry facilities. Together we provide an overview of possible corrective actions that can be taken to prevent population establishment. Additionally, a checklist of the most critical control points has been devised as management tool for poultry farmers. This list was evaluated by Dutch and British poultry farmers. They found the checklist feasible and useful.

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Laboratory Observations on Three Species of Bird Mites

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Incidence of the Parasitism of Chicken Mite Dermanyssus gallinae Parasitizing and Propagating on Chicken Even in the Daytime and Their Life Cycle.

Incidence of the Parasitism of Chicken Mite Dermanyssus gallinae Parasitizing and Propagating on Chicken Even in the Daytime and Their Life Cycle.

EFFECTS OF A HAEMATOPHAGOUS MITE ON THE BARN SWALLOW (HIRUNDO RUSTICA): A TEST OF THE HAMILTON AND ZUK HYPOTHESIS

Preventing introduction and spread of Dermanyssus gallinae in poultry facilities using the HACCP method

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