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Feather mite
Feather mites are the members of diverse mite superfamilies:
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superorder Acariformes
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Psoroptidia
- Analgoidea
- Freyanoidea
- Pterolichoidea
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Psoroptidia
- superorder Parasitiformes
- Dermanyssoidea
They are ectoparasites on birds, hence the common name.
Treatments with pyrethrin or carbaryl powder have been described.