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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Mesostigs (Mesostigmata) » Dermanyssina » Dermanyssoidea » Macronyssidae » Ornithonyssus
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Is this some kind of mite or bird lice? - Ornithonyssus
Copyright © 2009 jaybe1021

Is this some kind of mite or bird lice? - Ornithonyssus
Carlsbad, San Diego County, California, USA
June 13, 2009
Size: less than 1 mm
I have a bird nest on my porch with new hatchlings in it and I think I saw these bugs crawling on the baby birds. Now, whenever I go out on the balcony, I find these things crawling all over me. I managed to get a hold of a couple live ones for some microscope slides.

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Is this some kind of mite or bird lice? - Ornithonyssus Is this some kind of mite or bird lice? - Ornithonyssus
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Contributed by jaybe1021 on 13 June, 2009 - 3:16pm
Last updated 14 July, 2009 - 8:06pm

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Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… v belov, 14 July, 2009 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

Ornithonyssus
Definitely Ornithonyssus. Both O. sylviarum and O. bursa occur in your area. They normally parasitize birds, but are well known to attack people.
… Barry M. OConnor, 14 July, 2009 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

mite; looks similar to Ornithonyssus, but i'm no expert
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