File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View Rodent and bird mites may bite people when their hosts die or abandon their nests. Three types of rodent mites readily bite humans: the house mouse mite This page is devoted to bird mites , their ecology, the pathology they cause and their control. Bird mite characteristics of D. Gallinae and the NFM.Dedicated to finding effective solutions for bird mite infestation of humans and their environment.