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2. Pyemotes herfsi - Wikipedia

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   Pyemotes herfsi, also known as the oak leaf gall mite or itch mite, is an ectoparasitic mite identified in Europe and subsequently found in India, Asia, and the United States. The mite parasitizes a variety of insect hosts and bites humans, causing red, itchy, and painful wheals (welts). The mites are barely visible, measuring about 0.2–0.8 ...

3. Feeling itchy? Tiny mites may bite humans more after cicada ...

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   The bite from an oak leaf itch mite can cause an itchy rash and redness of the skin with small, raised, pimple-like bumps, Penn State Extension says. Although they normally feed on insects, they ...

4. Cicadas come with an itchy pest — tiny mites that can cause ...

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   How to prevent oak leaf itch mite bites. PennState Extension says that eradicating the mites is difficult, as tree sprays usually don't seep into the galls where the mites hide out. Some people ...

5. Brood XIII - Wikipedia

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   Edmond Zaborski, a research scientist with the Illinois Natural History Survey, then discovered that the skin conditions had resulted from oak leaf gall mite ("itch mite") (Pyemotes herfsi) bites. Zaborski further found that the mites were ectoparasites whose numbers had increased while feeding on the brood's eggs. [9] The mites usually feed on ...

6. Periodical cicadas - Wikipedia

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   Although it usually feeds on oak leaf gall midge (Polystepha pilulae) larvae and other insects, the oak leaf gall mite ("itch mite") (Pyemotes herfsi) becomes an ectoparasite of periodical cicada eggs when these are available. After cicadas deposit their eggs in the branches of trees, feeding mites reproduce and their numbers increase. [60]

7. One Couple Discovered Their Mysterious Rash Was From a Mite ...

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8. Brood X - Wikipedia

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   Many reports of itchy oak leaf mite ("itch mite") (Pyemotes herfsi) bites on people's necks, shoulders and chests appeared in the Washington metropolitan area in late July and August, after the emergence had ended.

9. Immunologists Want You to Know These Dust Mite Allergy Facts

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   A dust mite allergy might “take on the appearance of insect bites,” or a skin rash, says Dr. Faix. It also can manifest as asthma or allergy-like upper respiratory symptoms.