Red poultry mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) is nocturne exoparasite, more accurately an acari seen in poultry especially layers.

A Serious Threat

Aside from direct losses incurred on poultry economics, red mites act as vectors for blood borne diseases such as :

• Salmonella spp 
• fowl cholera
• chicken typhoid
• fowl pox
• Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis virus
• Newcastle disease

Red poultry mite can feed from over 30 species of avians and can utilize mammals as host. They can infest humans, causing allergy and rashes on the skin.

Control of Acari

Red poultry mites, are infesting average 83% of layer coops in Europe, rising as high as 100% in some countries. 

It is a well known fact that various medical chemicals used against acari are prone to resistance developing. With increasing the dosages, residues in meat and eggs have exceeded permissible limits. Of the coops where the chemicals were used, 91% had residues in broiler meat posing danger to human health. Similarly, 20 million eggs have been discarded in a year in EU countries due to residues. 

Red poultry mites, in contrast to many exoparasites, are active mostly during the night and found on the host during dark. Therefore, a visual check for mites during the day will be misleading as it does not reflect the presence of mites.  

A Novel Approach for Eliminating Mites : DOBİSİD®

DOBİSİD® is a new generation of acaricides developed with environmental concerns. DOBİSİD® is produced from natural minerals, does not contain harmful substances and can readily be disposed of to nature. Used externally on host animals, coops, cages, cracks, without any concern for feed contamination. Caution must be exercised not to inhale freely and extensively. 

90% reduction in Red Mite population

70% reduction in poultry deaths

5% increase in egg production

15% increase in egg size