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Possible Bird Mite? - Ornithonyssus Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada October 17, 2012 Size: Very small
We have been getting bitten in our apartment on and off for several months. At first we thought the bugs were from a ficus plant, so we removed all of our plants. The plants did indeed have bugs but we are unsure if they were the same as the specimen in the photograph. This specimen was retrieved from the wall along with several others. The picture was taken using a small celestron microscope at 150x magnification.
I am guessing this is a bird mite but I am not 100% certain. If someone could identify it possible we will be more certain as to how to treat our apartment. Not sure where they are coming from. The bites are mostly along pant lines, cuffs etc.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Alan on 17 October, 2012 - 4:44pm Last updated 20 January, 2014 - 4:47pm |