Abstract
DURING the past 3 years the northern feather mite, Bdellonyssus sylviarum (Canestrini and Fanzago) ( = Liponyssus sylviarum C. & F.), has become increasingly common on poultry farms in Alabama. The increase is probably due to the expansion of the poultry industry in this area leading to the practice of some poultrymen of importing started chicks or adult birds without proper quarantine and treatment for mites.This mite was seen for the first time on the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Poultry Farm at Auburn during the fall of 1951, having been introduced on several Single Comb White Leghorn males imported from Mississippi. In a short time all hens that were in contact with these cockerels were infested with the mite. Since several poultrymen in Alabama and adjoining states had experienced difficulty in eradicating this mite from their premises after having tried several recommended measures, it was decided that the miticide …
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