Figure 2From: Should the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae be of wider concern for veterinary and medical science? Life cycle of Dermanyssus gallinae . Eggs are laid in clutches (4–8 eggs) in refugia where larvae may remain without feeding prior to their first moult. Each female may lay up to eight clutches of eggs in-between feeding bouts, typically laying around 30–50 eggs in a lifetime. Image adapted from Maurer [39].Back to article page