Itch mite
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Itch mite may refer to:
- Sarcoptes scabieiSarcoptes scabieiSarcoptes scabiei or the itch mite is a parasitic arthropod that burrows into skin and causes scabies. Animals affected include not only human but also wild and domesticated dogs and cats in which it is one cause of mange...
— scabies - Psorergates ovis — sheep itch mite
- Psorobia bos — cattle itch mite
- Pyemotes herfsiPyemotes herfsiPyemotes herfsi, also known as the oak leaf gall mite or itch mite, is an ectoparasitic mite identified in central Europe in 1936 and subsequently found in India, Australia, and the United States. The mite parasitizes a variety of insect hosts and bites humans, causing red, itchy, and painful wheals...
— oak leaf gall mite - Pyemotes triticiPyemotes triticiPyemotes tritici is a species of mite known as the grain itch mite or straw itch mite. There is some evidence that it may be associated with dermatitis in humans....
— straw itch mite - Pyemotes ventricosus — grain itch mite