Latin: Carpoglyphus lactis. Whitish, with an oval body, about 0.4 mm long. Its mouth parts are pointed, conical protrusions on the body. Each leg ends in a small claw, which sits on a patch of skin. Prune mites occur on substrates containing sugar by bacterial degradation of lactic acid, acetic acid, or succinic acid. It […]
Prune mite
( Latin: Carpoglyphus lactis) This is very similar to the flour mite and it also has pinkish legs, but it can be distinguished, amongst other things, by the fact that its body is not divided into two by a transverse line. These mites live mainly in dried fruit, and sometimes in jam. People who work […]
Prune mite
(Latin: Carpoglyphus lactis) Many of the mites occurring in foods can cause eczema in the people likely to come in contact with them. This mite, which thrives particularly in dried fruit, can cause the condition known as ‘grocer’s itch’ in people who work with mite-ridden goods in stores and warehouses.