by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 20, 2014
Chiggers Trombiculid Mites (Figure 5-25) Common names: Chiggers, red bugs, harvest mites, itch mites, scrub mites, bichos colorados, bêtes rouges, rouget, herbstmilben, akamushi, tsutsugamushi, kedani, (Wharton and Fuller, 1952), heel-bugs, black soil itch mites,...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 20, 2014
Demodex sp. ETYMOLOGY:Demos = tallow and dex = woodworm; this mite has not been assigned a specific name. SYNONYMS: This mite has been recognized as separate from Demodexcati, but no specific name has been given. HISTORY: Conroy et al. (1982) sent specimens of a...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 20, 2014
Demodexgatoi Desch & Stewart, 1999 A cat in Louisiana, USA, was recently found to harbor a new species of Demodex that was different from Demodex cati and which is different from the species that has not yet been described. The cat from which these mites were...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 20, 2014
Demodex cati Hirst, 1919 (Figures 5-22 and 5-24) ETYMOLOGY:Demos = tallow and dex = woodworm; along with cati for the feline host. SYNONYMS:Demodexfolliculorum var. cati Megnin, 1877. HISTORY: In 1859, Leydig stated that the cat was host to a species of Demodex. In...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 20, 2014
Cheyletiellablakei Smiley, 1970 (Figures 5-20 through 5-21) ETYMOLOGY:Cheyle = lips and tiella, a diminuitive meaning that this is smaller than tia or tea; along with blakei for Dr. D.F. Blake, Department of Biology, Walla Walla College, Washington. SYNONYMS:...
