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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: BMC - Ecology and Evolution - Phylogenetic position of the acariform mites: sensitivity to homology assessment under total evidence. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell University - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Integrated Pest Management - Mites. | May 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Illinois Department of Public Health - Mites Affecting Humans. | Apr 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CellPress - Current Biology - A Carboniferous Mite on an Insect Reveals the Antiquity of an Inconspicuous Interaction. | Nov 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS News - Meet the mite, the tiny bugs in your mattress, your tea and on your face. | Jul 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - CiteSeerX - The affinities of mites and ticks: a review (PDF). | Apr 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California, Davis - Mites (PDF). | Jan 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Parasites and Vectors - When mites attack: domestic mites are not just allergens. | Oct 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Ecology and Evolution - Phylogenetic position of the acariform mites: sensitivity to homology assessment under total evidence. | Feb 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Microscopic Menaces: The Impact of Mites on Human Health. | Jan 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Utah Vegetable Production and Pest Management Guide Extension - Mites. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - What to know about Mites. | Aug 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NC State Extension - Mites That "Bug" People. | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - Insects in the City - Biting Mites. | May 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science For Kids - Mites. | Sep 04, 2016 | ||
| Updated to mention specimens of two species of mites that are among the oldest arthropod fossils preserved in amber. | Aug 31, 2012 | ||
| Added art showing the internal features of a mite. | Jun 22, 2012 | ||
| Added electron micrograph images and illustrations of different types of mites. | Nov 22, 2011 | ||
| Changed information on the number of described species from "30,000" to "Scientists estimate that at least 45,000 and possibly as many as 48,200 different species of mite have been described." Also updated classification information. | Nov 22, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: HortFACT - Two-spotted Mite Life Cycle. | Jul 06, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 01, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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