Diseases of domesticated birds (1920) Diseases of domesticated birds diseasesofdomest00ward Year: 1920 214 DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED BIEDS NEST BUGS The nest bug or dovecote bug Cimex (Acan- thia) columbara is a species closely related to the bed bug and which also attacks pigeons and fowls. Sitting hens suffer severely. Both this species and bed bugs are held in check by the routine measures recommended in combating mites. C. inodorus occurs in Mexico, ]ew Mexico and Texas. Fig. 44. bug. A, size; B, (Railliet) LARVAL BEETLES ATTACKING HENS AND PIGEONS Tenebrio molitor is a beetle the larv
Diseases of domesticated birds (1920) Diseases of domesticated birds diseasesofdomest00ward Year: 1920 214 DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED BIEDS NEST BUGS The nest bug or dovecote bug Cimex (Acan- thia) columbara is a species closely related to the bed bug and which also attacks pigeons and fowls. Sitting hens suffer severely. Both this species and bed bugs are held in check by the routine measures recommended in combating mites. C. inodorus occurs in Mexico, ]ew Mexico and Texas. Fig. 44. bug. A, size; B, (Railliet) LARVAL BEETLES ATTACKING HENS AND PIGEONS Tenebrio molitor is a beetle the larvae of which have been reported as attacking sitting Dovecote jeus and pigeons. Pigeons have been reported enlarged, s Subject to the attack of larvse of Dermestes lardarius and other larvas of the genus Necro- phorus and genus Silpha. These coleopterous larvse develop in the manure of the dovecote, attack the skin of the squabs on the neck and abdomen and even the superficial muscles. The wounds become in- fested with fly maggots and are frequently fatal. The presence of the larvse may be prevented by cleanliness. Wounds may be treated with antiseptics. RED MITES Synonyms. Poultry mite, chicken mite, roost mite. Hosts. Pigeons, fowls, turkeys, pheasants, domesticated mam- mals and man are subject to attack by the parasites. General nature. The common poultry mite, Dermanyssus gal- lincc in general, infests birds only temporarily while they are on the roost. It is a blood sucker, and be- sides causing loss of blood, induces intense irritation. Individual mites are barely visible to the unaided eye, but owing to the habit of collecting in masses, thev are easily de- , ' . n 1 â 1 ' -xi Fig. 45. Egg of the tected, especially when engorged with chicken mite (Dermamjs- blood and colored red. When not en- «'« gniiincc). Greatly , , . , enlarged. (Bishopp and gorged, they are gray in color. Wood)
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