Pyemotes herfsi

Pyemotes herfsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Order:	Trombidiformes
Family:	Pyemotidae
Genus:	Pyemotes
Species:	P. herfsi
Binomial name
	Pyemotes herfsi; (Oudemans, 1936)

Pyemotes herfsi, also known as the oak leaf gall mite or itch mite, is an ectoparasitic mite identified in Europe and subsequently found in India, Asia, and the United States. The mite parasitizes a variety of insect hosts and bites humans, causing red, itchy, and painful wheals (welts). The mites are barely visible, measuring about 0.2–0.8 millimeters; their great reproductive potential, small size, and high capacity for dispersal by wind make them difficult to control or avoid.^[1]

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Multiple sources:
- "Pyemotes herfsi (Acari: Pyemotidae), a Mite New to North America as the Cause of Bite Outbreaks" (PDF). USDA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- Cloyd, Raymond (November 3, 2016). "Oak Leaf Itch Mite". Extension Entomology. Manhattan, Kansas: Kansas State University Department of Entomology. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

[usda-1] Multiple sources:
"Pyemotes herfsi (Acari: Pyemotidae), a Mite New to North America as the Cause of Bite Outbreaks" (PDF). USDA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-25.

Cloyd, Raymond (November 3, 2016). "Oak Leaf Itch Mite". Extension Entomology. Manhattan, Kansas: Kansas State University Department of Entomology. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

[2] "Pyemotes herfsi (Acari: Pyemotidae), a Mite New to North America as the Cause of Bite Outbreaks" (PDF). USDA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-25.

[3] Cloyd, Raymond (November 3, 2016). "Oak Leaf Itch Mite". Extension Entomology. Manhattan, Kansas: Kansas State University Department of Entomology. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

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