Biology, Systematics, Microbiome, Pathogen Transmission and Control of Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae) with Emphasis on the United States
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192215147
Abstract: Chiggers are the larval stage of Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae mites of medical and veterinary importance. Some species in the genus Leptotrombidium and Herpetacarus vector Orientia species, the bacteria that causes scrub typhus disease in humans.… read more here.
Keywords: scrub typhus; transmission; trombiculidae leeuwenhoekiidae; systematics ... See more keywords
A checklist of chiggers from Brazil, including new records (Acari: Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae)
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.743.22675
Abstract: Abstract A checklist of the family Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae is presented, containing 63 species in 30 genera of chiggers from 80 different hosts and 146 localities in Brazil. The type locality and depository are provided,… read more here.
Keywords: checklist chiggers; including new; trombiculidae leeuwenhoekiidae; chiggers brazil ... See more keywords