CONTENTS ix 



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mals in general; Pediculosis of the horse; Pediculosis of cattle; Pediculosis 

 of the sheep and goat; Pediculosis of the hog; Pediculosis of the dog and 

 cat; Pediculosis of man; Control and treatment of pediculosis. 



CHAPTER IX 



Lice of Poultry; The Bedbug 82 



Prevalence and effect of poultry lice; Species infesting chickens; Species 

 infesting turkej-s; Species infesting ducks and geese; Species infesting 

 swan; Species infesting pigeons; Control and treatment of poultry lice; 

 Characteristics of the order Hemiptera; Characteristics of the family Cimi- 

 cida); The common bedbug; Its habits and effect of its bite; The bedbug as 

 a pest of poultry; Control. 



CHAPTER X 



The Mites 94 



Characteristics of the class Arachnida; Characteristics of the order Acar- 

 ina; Parasitism oi the Acarina; Acariasis; Characteristics of the family Ga- 

 masidse; The gamasid mites of poultry; Habits and effect of their attack; 

 Control; Characteristics of the family Trombidiidse ; The harvest mites, 

 chiggers, or red bugs; Habits and effect of their attack; Treatment; The 

 mange, scab, or itch mites; Characteristics of the family Sarcoptidaj; The 

 genera Sarcoptes; Notoedrcs, Otodectes, Cnemidocoptes, Laminosioptes, 

 Cj'toleichus, Psoroptes, and Chorioptes; Their respective characteristics, 

 hosts, and modes of attack; Characteristics of the family Demodecidse; 

 Mange and scabies of the various domestic animals; Sarcoptic mange; De- 

 modectic or foUicular mange; Notoedric or head mange of the cat and rab- 

 bit; Otodectic or auricular mange; Psoroptic scabies; Auricular scabies oi 

 the rabbit; Chorioptic or leg scabies; Symptoms, development, lesions, diag- 

 nosis, and transmission of mange and scabies. 



CHAPTER XI 



Treatment of Mange and Scabies 120 



General considerations; Treatment of sarcoptic mange ot the horse; Of 

 the dog; Of the goat; Of the sheep; Of cattle; Treatment of notoedric mange 

 of the cat and rabbit; Treatment of demodectic mange; Treatment of oto- 

 dectic mange; Treatment of psoroptic scabies of the sheep; of cattle; Of 

 the horse; Of the rabbit, Treatment of chorioptic scabies of the horse; Of 

 cattle. 



CHAPTER XII 



Mange of Poultry 132 



The burrowing mite of poultry-; Leg mange or "scaly leg"; Its course 

 and treatment; The depluming mite; The deep-seated acariases of birds; The 

 family Cytoleichidse ; The connective tissue mite; The air passage mite. 



