The red blood mite belongs to the category of mites and feeds parasatic on the blood of birds. The red blood mite is not specefied of a certain kind of host, but attacks fowl like hens also like singing birds and pet birds. If human beings and mammals are attacked by the red blood mite, they will get itch.

The red blood mite sucks blood and the attacked animals show a certain kind of agitation. Young chicken and young birds may die because of the permament decline of blood through the red blood mite. Breeding birds may also die straight because of the attack of the red blood mite.

Deseased birds scratch their feathering permanently.The bite wounds get infected and show strong itches. You will see the attack of the red fowl mite, if you check the legs of the birds. In an extreme case the skin is swollen, crusted and flaky. Certain sections of the skin may come off step by step.

To demonstrate and test the attack of the red blood mite, you could cover the cage with a white sheet through the night. If there are grey, black or red spots on it the next day, you could be sure that the bird suffers from the red blood mite.
For poultry farmers the red blood mite could be an economic ruin, because the red blood mite causes weakness and the liability to further illnesses. Their immune system is totally depressed.

The red blood mite affects breeding, fattening and laying performance.