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a bloodsucking mesostigmatid mite.
The cosmopolitan chicken mite, also known as the red mite, is a blood feeder of poultry
but is on the birds only during the periods of feeding which are mostly at night. |
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Anal plate
The anal plate is a broad shield. |
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Mites resting on waterer.
When not feeding, the mite are hidden in the cracks and crevices of the poltry house and
objects within, especially the roosts, slats, nest boxes, and elsewhere. |
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Mites resting on waterer. |
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Mites resting on waterer. |