The number one blood-sucking pest of chickens: northern fowl mites (<em>Ornithonyssus sylviarum</em>) and the problems they cause

The number one blood-sucking pest of chickens: northern fowl mites (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) and the problems they cause

Monday, March 3, 2014: 2:40 PM

Spartanburg (Embassy Suites Greenville Golf & Conference Center)

Nancy Hinkle , Department of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Ethan Reese , Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Brent Phelan , Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Annie Rich , Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Jessica Rook , Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Haematophagous northern fowl mites (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) are the most significant ectoparasites of chickens in North America.