Explore: Mite Infestations

LaPerriere R, Kroese H (June 1981). "Tropical rat mite dermatitis. Report of six cases and review of mite infestations". Archives of Dermatology. 117 (6): 341–343

Insecta). Mites of domestic animals cause important types of skin disease, and some mites infest other organs. Diagnosis of mite infestations can be difficult

known as the seven-year itch) is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny (0.2–0.45 mm) mite Sarcoptes scabiei, variety hominis. The word is from Latin:

significant mite infestation leads to the death of a honey bee colony, usually in the late autumn through early spring. Without management for Varroa mite, honey

Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites, alternatively face mites or skin mites. Different species of animals host different species

Ear mites are mites that live in the ears of animals. The most commonly seen species in veterinary medicine is Otodectes cynotis (Gk. oto=ear, dectes=biter

infection, is sometimes reserved for pathological mite-infestation of nonhuman mammals. Thus, mange includes mite-associated skin disease in domestic mammals

and in Britain as harvest mites, but also known as berry bugs, bush-mites, red bugs or scrub-itch mites, are a family of mites. Chiggers are often confused

Control. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 129. ISBN 9780306481314. Wikihow How to Get Rid of and Prevent Flour Mites (domestic infestations)

that infest livestock animals cause many diseases that are widespread, reduce production and profit for farmers, and are expensive to control. Mites are