As many as 60.9% of the fowls (510) examined in twelve localities of district Rampur (during July 2000 to August 2002) were found infested with one or other kind of Phthiraptera. The order of prevalence of seven species has been found to be Menopon gallinae (51.3%) > Goniocotes gallinae (25.4%) > Lipeurus lawrensis tropicalis (15.8%) > Lipeurus caponis (11.5%) > Menacanthus cornutus (8.1%) > Go...

Three major lineages of mites are parasitic in the nasal passages of birds, i.e., Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata), Ereynetidae (Prostigmata), Cytoditidae, and Turbinoptidae (Astigmata). The most diverse family of avian nasal mites is Rhinonyssidae, which include obligate hematophagous endoparasites of nonratite birds worldwide. Nasal mites have been surveyed extensively in the United States, yet t...

Pachyseius anisimovi sp. nov. is described based on specimens from soil and litter in the Altai Mountains and the West and East Sayan Mountains in South Siberia, Russia. A key to ten Pachyseius species known from Asia is provided. 

A study was carried out in order to compare the detection of Trichomonas gallinae by examination smears throat swab and culture protozoa collected from both pigeon chicken. In present study, five media viz. Modified Diamond’s Media, Nutrient broth, Medium 199, Minimum Essential (MEM) Roswell Park Memorial Institute-1640 (RPMI-1640) were used for T. gallinae. Microscopic wet mount/ Giemsa staine...