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being affected : two or three distinct fumigations 

 would be necessary to clear them out. Although 

 successful in every respect, this method can scarcely 

 be recommended. Not only will this destroy the 

 mites but fleas also. 



" Moss-peat litter frequently harbours them by 

 millions, and often unsuspected, on account of their 

 similarity to the colour of the peat " (Till). 



Treatment is practically impossible in the ordinary 

 attack, as the mites only appear at night. Paying 

 attention to the houses in the ways mentioned during 

 the daytime will, however, keep off this often un- 

 suspected noxious parasite. 



Fig. 17. 



Cytodites nudus. 



Pulmonary Mites. 



The next most important mite affecting Poultry 

 is known as Cytodites nudus (fig. 17), which inhabits 



