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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.