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Acari: Mites
Collection of high-quality electron micrographs of plant-feeding mites and bee mites, from the U.S. National Mite Collection (USDA).

Chiggers
Illustrated fact sheet from Ohio State University.

Chiggers
Brief article about the identification, biology, and control of chiggers found in Texas, as well as treatment for chigger bites.

Dust Mites: A Primer
Detailed information on the biology of dust mites (including pyroglyphid and nonpyroglyphidites that are implicated in dustborne respiratory allergy), with information about the problems they cause.

Mite Image Gallery
SEM images and text of mites by David Walter, University of Queensland, Australia.

Mites - Olfaction, Electrophysiology, Neurobiology
Phenotypic and genetic variation in behavioral and sensory response of predatory mites (Phytoseiulus persimilis) to herbivore-induced plant volatiles

Scrub Itch Mite or Chigger
Image of a member of the family Trombiculidae.

Itchy Chiggers
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension factsheet and audio message on the biology and control of chiggers, which are the larvae of the harvest mite, Trombicula alfreddugesi.

Mites Medically Important to Humans
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension factsheet and audio focused on house dust mites and the scabies mite, Sarcoptes scabiei.

House Dust Mites
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet and audio message on house dust mites (includes biology and control).


Health: Conditions and Diseases: Infectious Diseases: Rickettsial: Rickettsialpox
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Health: Conditions and Diseases: Skin Disorders: Scabies




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