[MSL]

Dermanyssus gallinae -- an ectoparasite

of poultry and other bird species

 Here we will introduce an interesting animal. This animal, in fact, is an ectoparasite of poultry and other bird species. This ectoparasite is known in English as: red mite, poultry mite, red poultry mite, roost mite and chicken mite.^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermanyssus_gallinae}. If you want to see a Dermanyssus gallinae on paper, here is a good photo of it: ^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermanyssus_gallinae#mediaviewer/File:Dermanyssus_gallinae_mite.jpg http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/}.
 This animal is a blood feeder! And it's bad for the birds. We may learn more about it here in the future.