Heat kills bird mites. Do not air-dry during treatment. Targeted sprays help control mites. Use products labeled safe for ...

There are a number of species of mites that fall under the general name “bird mite.” Most common among them is the northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum). These mites are parasites of birds and ...

Red poultry mites are a direct threat to economically valuable birds, suspected of passing on diseases like Newcastle Disease. But they have also been shown to be part of a wider chain transmitting ...

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Students at Tellico Plains Junior High School in Monroe County will spend the remainder of the year at Tellico Plains High School because of a bird mite infestation. Bird mites are ...

Bacteria which live symbiotically inside the blood-sucking pests called red poultry mites could be a new and effective target to prevent the spread of Salmonella and similar pathogens in chickens, ...