Pyemotes herfsi (Acari: Pyemotidae), a mite new to North America as the cause of bite outbreaks.

نویسندگان

  • Alberto B Broce
  • Ludek Zurek
  • James A Kalisch
  • Robert Brown
  • David L Keith
  • David Gordon
  • Janis Goedeke
  • Cal Welbourn
  • John Moser
  • Ronald Ochoa
  • Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner
  • Fuyuen Yip
  • Jacob Weber
چکیده

High incidences of red, itching, and painful welts on people in the midwestern United States led to the discovery of a European species of mite, Pyemotes herfsi (Oudemans) (Acari: Pyemotidae), preying on gall-making midge larvae on oak leaves. The mites' great reproductive potential, small size, and high capacity for dispersal by wind make them difficult to control or avoid.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of medical entomology

دوره 43 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006