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When honey bee colonies collapse from high infestations of Varroa mites, neighboring colonies often experience surges in their mite populations. Collapsing colonies, often called "mite bombs", seem to pass their mites to neighboring colonies.
David Thomas Peck, Thomas Dyer Seeley
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Cnemidocoptic Mite Infestations in Wild Birds [PDF]
During 1965 many wild birds were examined for the lesions of “scaly leg” disease, caused by mites of the genus Cnemidocoptes. Mite infestation was found in redwinged blackbirds (Agelaius phocnicus), common grackles (Quiscalus versicolor), cowbirds (Molothrus ater) and in two new hosts for the mite, a black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus) and a ...
P. Kirmse
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Deep Learning Beehive Monitoring System for Early Detection of the Varroa Mite
One of the most critical causes of colony collapse disorder in beekeeping is caused by the Varroa mite. This paper presents an embedded camera module supported by a deep learning algorithm for the process of early detecting of Varroa infestations.
George Voudiotis +2 more
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SUMMARY Northern fowl mite infestation of caged layers, and to a lesser degree breeding birds, remains a frequent occurrence in poultry production. Successful control of these infestations requires accurate monitoring of mite presence, adequate methods ...
T. A. Yazwinski +7 more
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Mite pests are a serious threat for hazelnut cultivations, causing economic losses every year. At least two species of big bud mites, Phytoptus avellanae (Acari: Phytoptidae) and Cecidophyopsis vermiformis (Acari: Eriophyidae), are involved in severe ...
Mario Contarini +4 more
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Efficacy and safety of afoxolaner (NexGard®) in a collection of captive-bred lizards for the treatment and control of mite infestation [PDF]
Lizards and other reptiles are increasingly gaining popularity as pets worldwide. These animals may be commonly parasitized by species of mites such as Ophionyssus natricis, which are deleterious, also because of their role as vectors of pathogens ...
Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan +9 more
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The poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae, has been described for decades as a threat to the egg production industry, posing serious animal health and welfare concerns, adversely affecting productivity, and impacting public health.
Annie Sigognault Flochlay +2 more
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EFFECTS OF SCALEY-LEG MITE INFESTATIONS ON BODY CONDITION AND SITE FIDELITY OF MIGRATORY WARBLERS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [PDF]
Steven C. Latta
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This research investigates the capability of field-based spectroscopy (350–2500 nm) for discriminating banana plants (Cavendish subgroup Williams) infested with spider mites from those unaffected.
Aaron Aeberli +4 more
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Acute prurigo simplex in humans caused by pigeon lice [PDF]
: Pigeon lice are insects that feed on feathers of these birds; their life cycle includes egg, nymph and adult and they may cause dermatoses in humans. Four persons of the same family, living in an urban area, presented with widespread intensely pruritic
Hamilton Ometto Stolf +3 more
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