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flour mite

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flour mite
a mite capable of causing dermatitis. See tyroglyphus (acarus), tyrophagus, glycyphagus, suidasia nesbitti, carpoglyphus.


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FLOUR AND DUST MITES Flour mites show up as little brown dots in dust, bags of flour, pasta and other cereals kept in the damp.
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