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The house dust mite

Latin: Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D.farinae. In the wild they most likely live in and around birds’ nests, but may occasionally occur as storage pests. The two species are somewhat similar to the flour mite, but the flour mites have smooth skin and the house dust mites have grooved skin. It is possible to find them […]

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