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Chicken mites

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About Poultry mites

Poultry mites (chicken mites) are parasites of chickens that breed up rapidly under warm, humid conditions. They cause the birds great distress and are also able to bite humans.

Poultry mite symptoms

Symptoms include unkempt feathers, obvious irritation, general malaise of the poultry, reduced appetite and a drop in egg production.

How to manage poultry mites

  • Clean your chicken coop regularly
  • Replace bedding with fresh material (including in nesting boxes)
  • Allow the birds to access dust as self-dusting is a strategy they use to protect themselves

Treatment options for Poultry mites

Introduce Hypoaspis mites according to the number of birds and the severity of infestation (refer our technical sheet on Hypoaspis for poultry)

Translucent mite on a textured brown surface, with a rounded body and fine legs visible.
Magnified insect with translucent body on textured brown surface, showing anatomical details.
Close-up of a small, light brown mite on white surface, showing its oval body and legs.
White hen with yellow and brown chicks in dark, protective setting.

Solutions

Hypoaspis miles predatory mite (Photo: Denis Crawford)

Hypoaspis for poultry

Hypoaspis mites are aggressive natural predators that help to suppress poultry mites in chicken coops.
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While we make every effort to supply you with beneficial insects and mites to help improve your pest management, and to reduce the need for pesticides, we cannot guarantee the outcome in every situation.  Our biocontrol agents do feed readily on the species that we have specified in our tech sheets and on our website.  However, there are many variables including accurate pest identification, plant species, pest density, numbers of beneficials released, environmental conditions and history of pesticide usage that influence the outcomes.  We will always do our best to help you achieve a positive outcome but we simply cannot guarantee that your problem will be solved to your satisfaction.  Because every situation is unique we are constantly learning about how best to use our good bugs.  We appreciate any feedback from your experience.

The entomology team, Bugs for Bugs.