Mites and Ticks (Acarina)

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Mites and Ticks (Acarina)

Featured sightings

Macrodinychus sp. (genus) (A Mite) by TimL

Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Downer, ACT - 18 Apr 2021 by TimL

Riccardoella oudemansi (White Slug Mite) at Evatt, ACT - 10 May 2021 by TimL

Bdellidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Snout Mite) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jun 2020 by CathB

Latest sightings

Erythraeidae (family) (Erythraeid mite) at Ringwood East, VIC - 25 Aug 2025 by Mika

Bdellidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Snout Mite) at Nicholls, ACT - 24 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Rainbowia sp. (genus) (A mite) at Higgins, ACT - 18 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Nambucca Heads, NSW - 17 Aug 2025 by trevorpreston

Acari (informal subclass) by Paul4K

Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Acton, ACT - 10 Aug 2025 by TimL

Erythraeidae (family) (Erythraeid mite) at San Remo, NSW - 10 Aug 2025 by LeahCC

Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Kaleen, ACT - 8 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Kingston, ACT - 7 Aug 2025 by Hejor1

Rainbowia sp. (genus) (A mite) at Yarralumla, ACT - 6 Aug 2025 by NateKingsford

Acari (informal subclass) at Yarralumla, ACT - 6 Aug 2025 by NateKingsford

Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Yarralumla, ACT - 6 Aug 2025 by NateKingsford

Rainbowia sp. (genus) at Flynn, ACT - 11 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Acton, ACT - 2 Aug 2025 by Clarel

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

22 Aug 2025

sorry accidentally deleted your suggestion

Erythraeidae (family)

Mike wrote:

19 Aug 2025

I will do a check and let you know.

Varroa destructor

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

19 Aug 2025

Mike there is a pHd student studying the effects of mites re feral bee decline and how other pollinators respond - where abouts are your no longer active nests?

Varroa destructor

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

12 Aug 2025

Sorry Mike, I can't answer your questions.

Varroa destructor

Mike wrote:

12 Aug 2025

How long do wild bee colonies last? I have noticed some are no longer active. Is this due to varroa mite?

Varroa destructor

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