Mites Flashcards
1
Q
Ear mite
A
Otodectus
Epidermal debris
2
Q
Scab mite
A
Psoroptes
Hair covered parts
3
Q
Itch mite
A
Sarcoptes
Less hairy regions
Burrows into skin
4
Q
Human follicle mite
A
Demodicidae
Demodex
5
Q
House dust mite
A
Pyroglyphidae
Dermatolhagoides
Microscopic scavengers
6
Q
Tobacco spider mite
A
Tetanychus evansi
Under leaf
7
Q
Gall mite
A
Eriophyidae
Aceria
Stems, fruit, growth tips, young leaves
8
Q
Predator mite
A
Phytoseidae
9
Q
Soft ticks
A
Argasidae Argas reflexus (fowl tick) Ornithodoros moubata (relapsing fever tick)
10
Q
Hard ticks
A
Ixodidae Amblyomma (bont ticks) Hyalomma (bont legged ticks) Rhipicephalus (red tick) Rhipicephalus (boophilus) decoloratus (blue tick) - babesia
11
Q
Life cycle
A
Egg Larvae Protonymph Deutonymph Adult
12
Q
Intermediate tick
A
Nuttalliellidae
Nuttalliella namaqua