Abstract The Arachnida subclass of Acari comprises many harmful pests that threaten
agriculture as well as animal health, including herbivorous spider mites, the bee parasite …

Egg is an encapsulated source of macro and micronutrients that meet all requirements to
support embryonic development until hatching. The perfect balance and diversity in its …

The possibility that Dermanyssus gallinae, the poultry red mite, could act as a vector of
infectious disease-causing pathogens has always intrigued researchers and worried …

The poultry red mite (PRM), Dermanyssus gallinae, is a major threat for the poultry industry
worldwide. Chemical compounds have been extensively used for PRM control, leading to …

Background The poultry red mite (PRM) Dermanyssus gallinae is the most common
ectoparasite on poultry and causes high economic losses in poultry farming worldwide …

Blood sucking parasites not only cause economic loss but also transmit numerous diseases.
Dermanyssus gallinae, an obligatory blood feeding ectoparasite causes huge production …

Dermanyssus gallinae is a blood-feeding mite that parasitises wild birds and farmed poultry.
Its remarkably swift processing of blood, together with the capacity to blood-feed during most …

How mites influence cage-free egg production in the United States, mite management
strategies, and the mitigating role of genomic selection | Animal Frontiers | Oxford Academic …

ABSTRACT A research centre with 30,568 laying hens, kept in enriched cages and in
aviaries, had become naturally infested with poultry red mites (PRM) in 32 of its 48 bird units …

The complexity of parasites and their life cycles makes vaccination against parasitic
diseases challenging. This review highlights this by discussing vaccination against four …