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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari)
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Red mites on a gnat
Copyright © 2020 Al Taylor

Red mites on a gnat
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
February 15, 2020
Found these little red mites on the cement wall around the compost. They were all over the gnats and ants around.
Our chicken coop is just next to the compost and we’re worried they could be chicken red mites.
Sorry the photos are not elaborate but those pesky mites are minuscule! Are they clover mites or predator ones?
Please help identify them and do we need to deal with them. Thanks

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Red mites on a gnat Unknown Red mites
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Contributed by Al Taylor on 17 February, 2020 - 1:03pm
Last updated 29 September, 2022 - 1:21pm

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