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Mites are a common problem in laboratory mice with somewhere around 33% of research institutions reporting at least one colony infection of mites (Mook and Benjamin 2008). The most common species being the surface-feeding species, Myocoptes musculinus (Mook and Benjamin 2008). The life cycle of Myocoptes musculinus ranges from 8 to 14 day with eggsContinue reading “The Common Mouse Mite, Myocoptes musculinus”