• Mr. Sachin Dadarao Jadhav
• Ms. Tejaswini Ramchandra Marakwad

Mites, are eight-legged bloodsucking organisms. Mite is a term commonly used to refer to a group of insect-like organisms, some of mites lives on their host (ectoparasitic) which bite or cause inflammation to humans. Mites comes under the category of free living in soil or water or parasitic (ectoparasite external or subcutaneous) on plants and animals including man or even scavengers (Dog, Cat etc.). Some parasitic mites are disease vectors. One species causes the famous mange (mite associated skin disease in vertebrates). Other species of mites are beneficial, feeds on nematode worms and aphid eggs. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.

Mites, Morphology, disease vectors mites, acarology

"Mites as Human and Animal Parasites", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.215-219, May-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFO06036.pdf

"Mites as Human and Animal Parasites", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. pp215-219, May-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFO06036.pdf