Pest Management Professional, January 2014
bug bites BIRD MITES Dr Stuart Mitchell t Technical Editor D ermanyssus spp or bird mites diurnally aggregate within architecturally constricted openings and imperfections adjacent to structural bird refuges Nocturnally mites will attack and blood feed on host birds Once host birds withdraw bird mites randomly search for attack and attempt blood feedings on human and companion animal structural inhabitants Structural treatment of bird mite infestations essentially consists of removing abandoned bird nests Bird mites inject saliva via test bites causing pruritus itching urticaria rash and papulovesicular papule or bump and vesicle or fluid filled skin eruptions Patient treatment is removal of mites and antihistamines If antihistamines are ineffectual oral corticosteroids may be prescribed Epidermatozoonosis disease caused by a parasite in or on the skin belongs in the differential diagnosis of pruritus process of weighing the probability of one disease versus another that causes a patients illness NEW PRODUCTS CRAWL SPACE ENCAPSULATION MATERIALS 12 Mil POLY liner for floors and walls 12 x 100 white black reinforced Double Sided Butyl Tape and Seal Tape Call us now for all your encapsulation needs PCO SUPPLY INC 1 800 552 6280 www pcosupplyinc com CALL FOR FREE CATALOG 64 January 2014 Pest Management Professional www mypmp net
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