A minute mite whose parasitic larvae live on or under the skin of warm-blooded animals where they cause irritation and dermatitis, and sometimes transmit scrub typhus.
恙螨
Genus Trombicula, family Trombiculidae: many species, including the European T. autumnalis, which is common at harvest time
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Due to the soil in this area, harvest mite infestations are a particular problem locally.
Insecticides licensed for on-animal flea control will effectively kill harvest mites provided that they reach the skin and not just the fur.
Chigger bites are caused by the harvest mite or red bug, which commonly is found in grasslands of the southeastern United States.
Chiggers, the larvae of harvest mites, transmit the organism that causes scrub typhus.
The scientific name for chiggers is Trombicula mites, and they are also known as harvest mites.
Definition of harvest mite in US English:
harvest mite
nounˈhärvəst mīt
another term for chigger (sense 1 of the noun)
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Chigger bites are caused by the harvest mite or red bug, which commonly is found in grasslands of the southeastern United States.
The scientific name for chiggers is Trombicula mites, and they are also known as harvest mites.
Chiggers, the larvae of harvest mites, transmit the organism that causes scrub typhus.
Insecticides licensed for on-animal flea control will effectively kill harvest mites provided that they reach the skin and not just the fur.
Due to the soil in this area, harvest mite infestations are a particular problem locally.