Entomology, Department of

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

5-2006

Citation

Journal of Medical Entomology 43:3 (May 2006), pp. 610-613.

doi: 10.1093/jmedent/43.3.610

Comments

U.S. Government Work

Abstract

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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