Timeline for What are these near microscopic white bugs from my comb?
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| Feb 10, 2021 at 15:59 | comment | added | perfidious pidgeon | What country are you in? It seems USA "household" wood mites grow to about 0.5mm which is probably why could see them h2ouse.org/how-to-get-rid-of-wood-mites | |
| Jan 29, 2020 at 6:37 | comment | added | John C | @theforestecologist, no animals inside home, no evidence of recent pests, no obvious bite marks, although itching has always been a thing with me. I do work at an animal shelter, where are the animals have strong flea/mite/tick controls/medicines. | |
| Jan 29, 2020 at 6:31 | vote | accept | John C | ||
| Jan 28, 2020 at 4:27 | comment | added | theforestecologist♦ | Do you have any pets or have you been around any animals lately? Do you have any animals living inside or outside the home? (even pests?). Do you have any bite marks or irritation? (if so, can you describe it?) | |
| Jan 28, 2020 at 4:26 | comment | added | theforestecologist♦ | I agree with the answer given below that these are mites (8 legs helps to confirm this), but I'm not convinced that they're dust mites. I think you could also rule out Sarcoptes scabiei. Also doesn't look like any species of Cheyletiella I can find. | |
| Jan 28, 2020 at 4:18 | comment | added | theforestecologist♦ | @JohnC (reacting to your comment below): your specimens do not appear to be the bird/rodent mites I'm familiar with. See Bug Identification: Tiny Bugs and Tiny white very hard cell bug! Please help to identify!. Your specimens seem morphologically different and smaller. | |
| Jan 23, 2020 at 0:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBiology/status/1220134184116801537 | ||
| Jan 22, 2020 at 23:56 | comment | added | Willk | excellent photos! Thanks! | |
| Jan 21, 2020 at 0:28 | answer | added | tyersome | timeline score: 3 | |
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| Jan 20, 2020 at 23:37 | history | asked | John C | CC BY-SA 4.0 |