QUILL MITE (DERMOGLYPHUS-PASSERINUS) INFESTATION OF CANARIES (SERINUS-CANARIA) - DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Authors
DORRESTEIN GM VANDERHORST HHA CREMERS HJWM VANDERHAGE M
Citation
Gm. Dorrestein et al., QUILL MITE (DERMOGLYPHUS-PASSERINUS) INFESTATION OF CANARIES (SERINUS-CANARIA) - DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, Avian pathology, 26(1), 1997, pp. 195-199
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Avian pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03079457
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
195 - 199
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-9457(1997)26:1<195:QM(IOC>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Quill mite (Dermoglyphus passerinus) infestation of canaries (Serinus canaria): diagnosis and treatment. Quill mites are described in many s pecies of birds. Most reports state that the infestation is difficult or impossible to treat. In this case report the diagnosis, identificat ion and successful treatment of the quill mite in canaries is describe d.