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[[Image:Clinical Case 2 03.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Knemidocoptes'' Mite under Light microscope (Courtesy of C. Antonczyk)]]
[[Image:Clinical Case 2 03.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Knemidocoptes'' Mite under Light microscope (Courtesy of C. Antonczyk)]]
[[Image:Clinical Case 2 01.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Chicken with Scaly Leg (Courtesy of C. Antonczyk)]]
[[Image:Clinical Case 2 01.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Chicken with Scaly Leg (Courtesy of C. Antonczyk)]]
Knemidocoptes are [[Burrowing Mites|burrowing mites]] of avian species. There are a number of important species infecting both production birds and pet animals.
*Only genus of burrowing mites which occurs on avian species
*Only genus of burrowing mites which occurs on avian species
*Life cycle similar to ''Sarcoptes spp.''
*Life cycle similar to ''Sarcoptes spp.''
===Identification===
''Knemidocoptes'' are small round mites found in different locations on avian species dependant on the species of mite present. They have short legs as with most species of burrowing mite.
===Detection===
The method of detection is a combination of the presence of clinical signs as well as identification of mites on a skin scrape or feather pluck.
===Life Cycle===
*Repeat treatments with [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricides]] needed
*Repeat treatments with [[Ectoparasiticides|acaricides]] needed