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Post by drcrittukian on Jul 28, 2018 5:31:19 GMT
So I was looking at this longhorn beetle under the microscope and I took this picture of its exposed abdomen: gyazo.com/e7ac3c3083600de0304b494ada984ba9(Sorry for the Gyazo link, I couldn't figure out the "Add Attachment" feature) What are these orange things? Are they parasites? Fungus? I'm so curious. I just looked up "longhorn beetle" and what I have doesn't look like the first few pictures, but it looks like some of the callipogon beetles. It is active in the nighttime, it flew into my garage after 9:30PM. EDIT: I live in the Metro-Jackson area of Mississippi, so smack dab in the middle of the swampy Southeastern U.S.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jul 28, 2018 9:04:50 GMT
I think them may be mites, but the photo doesn't show much detail.
You should mention where in the world these come from.
Adam.
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Post by drcrittukian on Jul 29, 2018 3:56:18 GMT
I got some much better footage of the mites.
They're visible on both the topside and the underside of the abdomen.. Eugh, made me cringe.
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Post by gladysmeyer on Sept 22, 2018 8:47:52 GMT
These beetle mites are also popularly known as Oribatida. Many times they also become trouble at indoor or outdoor of the home. At that times it is best to turn to the professional companies to help us manage, get rid, and control various pests infesting on our landscapes. Control these insects and mites before they actually control you. As we heard it said, prevention is always better than cure.
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