Lice on Hen (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

Lice on Hen

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This photo shows lice on a hen. The dark material on the feathers is "mite debris" (mite feces, mainly) from an earlier heavy mite infestation. The louse is, on average, 3 millimeters long.

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B. Mullens, UC Riverside.

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