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Mite - Bryobia

Mite - Bryobia
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
January 6, 2021
Found crawling on my textbook.

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Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.

Tetranychidae: Bryobiinae
Probably in the genus Bryobia. One species of Bryobia, B. praetiosa, is notorious for entering houses and causing consternation because they leave a red mark when squished. But they are plant feeders, not blood feeders. Here's a really good photo: https://bugguide.net/node/view/605370/bgimage Some information about it is here: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdf%5CIN%5CIN77600.pdf

Cheers,
Heather

Moved to Acari for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

With luck, others will be able to take the ID further.

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