Bright red parasite
Bright red parasite
Anyone know what the bright red parasite is that you get on butterflies? About the size of a pinhead, up around the head.
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Re: Bright red parasite
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Re: Bright red parasite
Cheers, Pete! It would appear that parasitic red mites, Trombidium breei, are what I'm after
(Strange, as I did a site search for "parasite" but it didn't turn up that thread!
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(Strange, as I did a site search for "parasite" but it didn't turn up that thread!
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