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  2. House dust mite - Wikipedia

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    The average life cycle for a house dust mite is 65–100 days. [9] A mated female house dust mite can live up to 70 days, laying 60 to 100 eggs in the last five weeks of her life. In a 10-week life span, a house dust mite will produce approximately 2,000 fecal particles and an even larger number of partially digested enzyme-covered dust ...

  3. List of mites associated with cutaneous reactions - Wikipedia

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    Bird mite Red Poultry mite: Gamasoidosis: Dermatophagoides farinae: American house dust mite: Oral mite anaphylaxis (OMA), Asthma: Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus: European house dust mite: Oral mite anaphylaxis (OMA), Asthma Laelaps echidnina: Spiny rat mite: Rodent mite dermatitis: Lepidoglyphus destructor: Hay mite: Leptotrombidium deliense ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Here’s How to Tell If You Have Chigger Bites or Scabies - AOL

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    Yep, both of these little biters are actually mites, which makes them arachnids, not insects. ... explains Dr. Friedman. Bites often appear as small, reddish, bumps that look like pimples ...

  6. Rodent mite dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    The condition is associated with the tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti), spiny rat mite (Laelaps echidnina) and house mouse mite (Liponyssoides sanguineus) [4] which opportunistically feed on humans. Rodent mites are capable of surviving for long periods without feeding and travelling long distances when seeking hosts. [4]

  7. Liponyssoides sanguineus - Wikipedia

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    Liponyssoides sanguineus is a species of mite that infests the house mouse (Mus musculus). [1] It can transmit human disease, [2] is associated with causing rodent mite dermatitis in humans [3] and is noted for carrying Rickettsia akari, which causes rickettsialpox. [4] It was formerly known as Allodermanyssus sanguineus. [5]

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

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    Most people get these mite bites in the late summer and early fall when the species is most populated. "Studies have shown that mites can fall from trees in numbers of up to 370,000 per day ...

  9. Gamasoidosis - Wikipedia

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    The avian mite Dermanyssus gallinae can also infest various parts of the body, including the ear canal and scalp. Diagnosis is challenging due to the mites' size, requiring microscopic identification by a medical entomologist, and the clinical symptoms often mimic other conditions, such as scabies or allergic reactions. The atypical or delayed ...