| | | | | Diseases Spread by External Parasites | | Disease | Transmitted by: | | Chlamydiosis------------ | Shaft Louse | | Cholera---------------- | Fowl Ticks | | Epidemic Tremor--------- | Fowl Ticks | | Leucocytozoonosis--------- | Blackflies | | Malaria---------------- | Mosquitoes | | Marek's Disease---------- | Darkling Beetle | | Pox------------------ | Mosquitoes | | Spirochetosis------------ | Fowl Ticks | | Variety of Bacterial Diseases- | Flies | | External Parasites | Key: | | Red: Kills Chickens | | Orange: Attacks Humans | | Blue: Annoy's Chickens and can make them sick | | | Common Name | Scientific Name | | Poultry Bug or Adobe Bug | Haematosiphon modoru | | Swallow Bug | Oeciacus vicarius | | Cone-nosed Assassin Bug | Triatoma sanguisuga
T.protrata in CAL & Utah | | Bedbug | Cimex lecularius In temperate areas..
C. boueti or C. hemipterus in
the Tropics and sub-tropics. | | European Chick Flea | Ceratophyllus gallinae | | Western Hen Flea | C. niger | | Sticktight Flea , Southern Chicken Flea, or Tropical Hen Flea | Echidnophaga gallinacea | | Blackflies, Buffalo Gnats, or Turkey Gnats | Simulium spp | | Biting Gnats, Midges,
no-see-um's, Punkies,or Sandflies. | Culicoides spp | | Common House Fly | Musca domestica | | Mosquitoes | Aedes and Culex spp | | Red Mite or Chicken Mite | Dermanyssus gallinae | | Northern Fowl Mite | Ornithonyssus sylviarum | | Tropical Fowl Mite | Ornithonyssus bursa | | Scaly-leg Mite | Knemidocoptes mutans | | Depluming Mite | Knemidocoptes gallinae | | Quill Mite (rare) | Syringophilus bipectinatus | | Feather-eating Mite (rare) | Rivoltasia bifurcata | | Canadian Feather Mite(rare) | Megninia galliulae | | Southern Feather Mite(rare) | M. cubitalis | | Chiggar Mites, Jiggers, Harvest Mites,
or Red Bugs | Trombicula alfreddugesi | | Scavenger Mites
(Live in poultry litter and eat fungi.. Won't attack Chickens ) | Family Uropdidae | | Soft Tick, Fowl Tick, Adobe Tick, Blue Bug, Chicken Tick, or Tampan. | Argas persicus | | Lone Star Tick | Amblyomma americanum | | Gulf Coast Tick | Amblyomma maculatum | | Darkling Beetle | Alphatobius diaperinus | | Common Name | Scientific Name | | Head Louse
( can kill chicks. ) | Cuclotogaster hererotraphus | | Small body Louse | Menacanthus cornutus or the
M. pallidulus | | Body Louse | M. stramineus | | Shaft Louse | Menopon gallinae | | Wing Louse | Lipeurus caponis | | Fluff Louse | Goniocotes gallinae | | Large Chicken Louse | Gonidoes gigas | | Brown Chicken Louse | G. dissimilis | | | | | Precautions and Control | |
In order to find out what parasites are common in your area, please contact your local State or County Extension Office.
In order to prevent infestation, you need to periodically do a thorough cleaning in all the area's your poultry live.
Using a pesticide is recommended if any parasites are found, and at least once every 4 months for prevention control. Call your local feed store to find the proper pesticide to use on your poultry.
When using pesticides, please remember to use gloves and a face mask. Also, don't forget to remove all food and water before applying pesticides. When applying to the chickens, do it in a well-ventilated area. After applying the pesticides, remember to store the leftovers in a safe place away from children. Please use a well-marked container. After you are finished, remember to wash your skin. When washing your clothes, it is recommended that you wash them by themselves.
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