Dermanyssus hirundinis (Hermann)

Ex Hirundo rustica (barn swallow) nest: “Several,” NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 7 Aug. 2002, W. K. Reeves, L­2991.

Ex Hirundo rustica (barn swallow): NC, Haywood Co., Oconaluftee, Purchase Knob, 23 Apr. 2006, P. A. Super.

Dermanyssus hirundinis infests a wide variety of birds in North America and will also infest human habitations (Moss et al. 1970).