Wednesday, November 17, 2004
D0560

Pyemotes herfsi as the cause of mysterious human bites in the Midwestern United States

Alberto Broce, abroce@oznet.ksu.edu1, Ludek Zurek, lzurek@ksu.edu1, Robert Brown, bbrown@oznet.ksu.edu1, James Kalish, jkalish1@unl.edu2, and David Keith, dkeith1@unl.edu2. (1) Kansas State University, Department of Entomology, 123 West Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS, (2) University of Nebraska, Department of Entomology, Lincoln, NE

No abstract submitted.



Species 1: Acari Pyemotidae Pyemotes herfsi (itch mite)
Keywords: allergic reaction

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  • From cynthia whiting, October 24, 2006
    This is October of 2006, and I live in north central Texas 75 miles north of Dallas. I have had bites from this mite for the last two years. At this time I have around 12 very large welts containing a blister-like center. They are very itchcy and scrathing does not eleviate the irritation. If you have any recent information concerning these mites, please let me know. Is there any control or any way to irridicate them?