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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers (Cicadomorpha) » Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Membracoidea) » Typical Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) » unidentified immature stages
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Parasites or Hitchhikers??
Copyright © 2012 Harvey Schmidt

Parasites or Hitchhikers??
Creighton, Northern, Saskatchewan, Canada
June 16, 2012
I think this is a leafhopper covered in mites. Are they predators or just catching a ride? What kind of mite are they and what do they do?

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Parasites or Hitchhikers?? Parasites or Hitchhikers??
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Contributed by Harvey Schmidt on 16 June, 2012 - 11:20am
Last updated 7 November, 2014 - 9:39pm

Moved
Moved from Free-living Hemipterans.
… John S. Ascher, 7 November, 2014 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Not sure whether to place here or under mites - feel free to move to mites if you'd rather it be there.
… Brad Barnd, 11 July, 2012 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

Parasites or Hitchhikers??
Cool find & great shots. I'll be interested to see what the answer is.
… Lynette Elliott, 16 June, 2012 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

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