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Dermanyssus gallinae (also known as the red mite) is a haematophagous ectoparasite of poultry.It has been implicated as a vector of several major pathogenic diseases. [1] [2] Despite its common names, it has a wide range of hosts including several species of wild birds and mammals, including humans, where the condition it causes is called gamasoidosis.
A noxious weed, harmful weed or injurious weed is a weed that has been designated by an agricultural or other governing authority as a plant that is harmful to agricultural or horticultural crops, natural habitats or ecosystems, or humans or livestock. Most noxious weeds have been introduced into an ecosystem by ignorance, mismanagement, or ...
Chlorophytum comosum, usually called spider plant or common spider plant due to its spider-like look, also known as spider ivy, airplane plant, [2] ribbon plant (a name it shares with Dracaena sanderiana), [3] and hen and chickens, [4] is a species of evergreen perennial flowering plant of the family Asparagaceae.
Goatsrue, a federally listed noxious weed and toxic to humans and animals if ingested, has been identified in Whatcom County. Standing 4 feet to 6 feet tall with white or purple pea-like flowers ...
The species portion of its binomial name, venenosum, appropriately translates as "very poisonous". [8] In English it is often simply called "death camas", [20] a name also applied to other species in the genus. [21] More specifically it is known as "meadow death-camas" to distinguish it from other related plants. [22]
Chickens are one of the most common domesticated animals in the world. Here's some fun facts about the bird.
Weed killers or herbicides are made with chemicals that can be harmful to people, wildlife, and the environment. There are several factors to consider before you start applying herbicides ...
In the United Kingdom, common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) is one of the five plants named as an injurious weed under the provisions of the Weeds Act 1959. The word injurious in this context indicates that it could be harmful to agriculture, not that it is dangerous to animals, as all the other injurious weeds listed are non-toxic.