The Acariformes are the most diverse of the two superorders of mites. There are over 32,000 described species in 350 families.
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- Aceria guerreronis Provides photographs and a description of this coconut mite, with information on its distribution, life history, ecology, hosts, damage, economic importance and management.
- The Mighty Mite: An Unseen Predator Characteristics and biology of the bird mites Demanyssus Gallinae and Ornithonyssus Sylviarum.
- House Dust Mites and the Built Environment A study of the Pyroglyphidae including their ecology, physiology and their hygrothermal environment in beds and bedding.
- European Water Mites Provides a gallery of photographs of these creatures found in this region.
- Water Mites A gallery of fine photographs by Wim van Egmond of members of several genera.
- Demodex Photographic article by M. Halit Umar on the theme that life is a continuous interaction between organisms, in this case between man and the mite that lives in human hair follicles.
- Mites that Attack Humans Information on the bird, insect and rodent mites that may attack humans in the absence of their normal hosts. Also the scabies mite and the house dust mite and their control.
- Dermanyssus gallinae Photographs of the red chicken mite.
- Ornithonyssus sylviarum Photograph of the northern fowl mite and an enlarged image of its sternal shield.
- Ornithonyssus bursa Photograph of the tropical fowl mite and enlarged images of its shields and chelicerae.
- Macrocheles muscaedomesticae Photographs of the house fly mite which hitches a lift between cowpats on a fly.
- Demodex canis Enlarged images of the dog follicle mite and a skin scraping showing mites and larvae.
- Sarcoptes scabiei Photographs and information on the sarcoptic mange mite, and photographs of animals with infestations.
- Notoedres cati Images of the feline scabies mite, an infected cat and a skin scraping.
- Knemidocoptes pilae Image of this scaly or depluming mite which infests birds.
- Psoroptes spp Images of these mites and photographs of horses, sheep and a rabbit with psoroptic mange.
- Otodectes cynotis Images of male and female mites and photographs of a dog with otodectic mange.
- Chorioptes bovis Images of male and female mites and a photograph of a cow with chorioptic mange.
- Lynxacarus radovskyi Images of the cat fur mite.
- Analgidae ginglymura Images of male and female feather mites, sometimes classified as Megninia ginglymura.
- Chiggers Chiggers are the larvae of mites belonging to the family Trombiculidae. This article describes their biology, their preferred habitat and control measures.
- Sarcoptes scabiei (Scabies or Itch Mite) Information on this parasitic mite, its life cycle and the infections and itchiness it causes.
- External Parasites: Mites Information on Psorptes, Chorioptes and Sarcoptes mites that may infect goats, and the life cycle of each.
- Mites on Mason Bees Illustrated article by Evan Sugden about Krombein's hairy-footed mite, Chaetodactylus krombeini, a pest of the orchard mason bee, and its control.
- Acalitus vaccinii: Blueberry Bud Mite Provides photographs and a description of this species, with information on its distribution, life history, hosts and economic importance.
- Acarapis woodi: Honey Bee Tracheal Mite Provides photographs and a description of this mite, with information on its distribution, life history, hosts, economic importance and management.
- Acathrix trymatus: Provides illustrations and a description of this coconut mite, with information on its distribution, detection and the damage it does.
- Brevipalpus californicus Provides illustrations and a description of this false spider or flat mite, with information on its distribution, hosts, economic importance, detection and management.
- Brevipalpus phoenicis Provides illustrations and a description of this false spider mite or red and black flat mite, with information on its distribution, hosts, economic importance and management.
- Dermatophagoides spp: House Dust Mite Provides illustrations and a description of these cosmopolitan mites, with information on their life stages and biology, hosts, economic importance, detection and management.
- Neoseiulus californicus Provides illustrations and a description of these predatory mites, with information on their distribution, life cycle and economic importance.
- Oligonychus ilicis: Southern Red Mite Provides illustrations and a description of this mite, with information on its distribution, biology, hosts, economic importance and management.
- Ornithonyssus bursa: Tropical Fowl Mite Provides illustrations and a description of this nuisance mite, with information on its distribution, life cycle, hosts, economic importance, detection and management.
- Phytonemus pallidus: Cyclamen Mite Provides illustrations and a description of this mite, with information on its distribution, life cycle, hosts, economic importance, detection and management.
- Polyphagotarsonemus latus: Broad Mite Provides illustrations and a description of this mite, with information on its distribution, biology, hosts, economic importance, detection and management.
- Raoiella indica: Red Palm Mite Provides photographs and a description of this mite, with information on its distribution, life cycle, hosts, economic importance, detection, damage done and management.
- Tenuipalpus pacificus: Phalaenopsis Mite Provides illustrations and a description of this flat red mite, with information on its distribution, biology, hosts, economic importance and management.
- Tetranychus urticae: Twospotted Spider Mite Provides illustrations and a description of this mite, with information on its distribution, life cycle, hosts, economic importance and management.
- Varroa destructor: Varroa Mite Provides photographs and a description of this ectoparasite of the honey bee, with information on its distribution, life cycle, hosts, economic importance, detection and management.
- Mites Medically Important to Humans University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension factsheet and audio focused on house dust mites and the scabies mite, Sarcoptes scabiei.
- House Dust Mites University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet and audio message on house dust mites (includes biology and control).
- Itchy Chiggers University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension factsheet and audio message on the biology and control of chiggers, which are the larvae of the harvest mite, Trombicula alfreddugesi.
- Eriophyes tulipae: Wheat Curl Mite Photographs of these mites and information on their hosts and symptoms.
- Penthaleus major: Winter Grain Mite Photographs of this mite and information on its hosts and symptoms.
- Petrobia latens: Brown Wheat Mite Photographs of these mites and information on their hosts and symptoms.
- Bryobia praetiosa: Clover Mite Photographs of these mites and information on their hosts, symptoms, life cycle and description.
- Spider Mites Photographs of these pests and information on their hosts, symptoms, life cycle and description.
- Trombicula sp: Chiggers, Jiggers, Harvest Mites or Red Bugs Illustrations of these pests, with information on their hosts, their description, life cycle and control.
- Varroa destructor: Varroa Mite Photographs of this mite on honeybees, with information on its hosts, symptoms, life cycle and description.
- Scabies Information on Sarcoptes scabei, the human itch or mange mite, with diagrams and information on its life cycle.