Ornithonyssus sylviarum

Ornithonyssus sylviarum (also known as the northern fowl mite) is a haematophagous ectoparasite of poultry.[1] In both size and appearance, it resembles the red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae.[2]

Ornithonyssus sylviarum
Ornithonyssus sylviarum. Scale 1/10 mm, i. e. animal size is about 0.8 mm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Macronyssidae
Genus: Ornithonyssus
Species:
O. sylviarum
Binomial name
Ornithonyssus sylviarum
(G. Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877)

This blood-feeding parasite is broadly distributed, and has been reported on 72 host species of North American birds in 26 families. The mites have been a major pest of the poultry industry since the early 1900s.[3][4]

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References
  1. Owen JP, Delany ME, Cardona CJ, Bickford AA, Mullens BA (June 2009). "Host inflammatory response governs fitness in an avian ectoparasite, the northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum)". International Journal for Parasitology. 39 (7): 789–799. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.12.008. PMID 19640462.
  2. Weisbroth, Steven H. (1960). "The Differentiation of Dermanyssus gallinae from Ornithonyssus sylviarum". Avian Diseases. 4 (2): 133–137. doi:10.2307/1587499. JSTOR 1587499.
  3. Murillo, Amy C.; Mullens, Bradley A. (2017). "A review of the biology, ecology, and control of the northern fowl mite, Ornithonyssus sylviarum (Acari: Macronyssidae)". Veterinary Parasitology. 246: 30–37. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.09.002. PMID 28969777.
  4. Knee, Wayne; Proctor, Heather (2007). "Host Records for Ornithonyssus sylviarum (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) from Birds of North America (Canada, United States, and Mexico)". Journal of Medical Entomology. 44 (4): 709–713. doi:10.1093/jmedent/44.4.709. PMID 17695029.


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