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Farmers' Bulletin 801. 



SCALY-LEG MITE, DEPLUMING MITE, AND OTHER MITES. 



TNvo species of itch mites attack fowls, one of which ' is the cause of 

 scaly leg. While this mite commonly remains on the feet, bmrowing 



Fig. ti.— nipping tho loss of a liPii in cnide potrolpum to kill the scaly-leg mite. 



through the scales and causing their enlargement, it also attacks the 

 comb and the neck. A crust of loose tissue is formed above the 

 burrows, and intense itching results from this mining habit. When 



^KnowTi scientifleally as Cnemidocoptes mutans Robin. 



