Diversity and infestation rate of mites associated with some birds in upper and lower Egypt

Abstract EN

Survey, diversity and infestation rate of mites associated with five wild birds (Passer domestica niloticus, Columba livia, Streptopelia Senegalensis aegyptiaca, Pycnonotus barbatus and Corvus cornix) were carried out during two successive years in upper and lower Egypt provinces.

The obtained data was recorded high numbers house sparrow, P.

domestica niloticus (77.1% ) were attacked by mite species followed by palm dove, S.

Senegalensis aegyptiaca (75.5); C.

cornix (70.2% ); C.

livia domestica (64.3% ) and P.

barbatus (61.9% ).

The total extracted mites was 24 species of 18 genera belonged to 16 family.

The parasitic mites Blattisocius keegani Fox and B.

tarsalis Berlese were the most prevalent between examined birds except, S.

Senegalensis aegyptiaca while, Dermanyssus gallinae (DeGeer) was also, recorded on all examined birds except, P.

barbatus.

On the other hand, the mite species, Myialges falconis Fain, M.

pici Fain, Ornithonyssus sylviarum(Canestrini & Fanzago), O.

bacoti (Hirst), Megninia cubitalis(Megnin), Dermoglyphus columbae(Sugimoto), Paralges pachenemys(Megnin), Harpyrhynchus vercommni Megnin, Ornithocheyletia pingus Smiley, O.

hallae Smiley, O.

gersoni Smiley, Syringophilus minor (Berlese), Kleemannia plumose Oudemans, Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot.

were fewest prevalence between the examined birds species.