It has been implicated as a possible intermediate host for the tapeworm Dipylidium caninum . The common use of flea colors and other treatments has made this once common parasite a rarity. The common sucking louse of dogs. Small in size and yellow to pink in color. A common problem in all poultry.
Infestations are often an unrecognized cause of poor condition in domestic and wild birds.
There are many species involved but diagnosis and control is similar. Each of the large domestic animals except the horse and goat has only one species of biting lice that infest it. The horse has two and the goat several. Hogs are not parasitized by biting lice while only biting lice infest poultry. Repeat treatment in about 7 days.