Mites of Processed Food
- Latin Name:
- Order Acarina
- Appearance:
- Tiny and not visible to naked eye.
- Habit:
- Destroy stored products.
- Diet:
- Mushroom mite feeds on mushrooms and will also infest: cheese, grain, cereal products and dried meats. Grain mite attacks grain and cereal products with a moisture content above 12 percent.
- Reproduction:
- See Mites.
- Other:
- Difficult to control once an infestation occurs. Can be prevented by keeping moisture content of stored food low.
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