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Trombiculidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Trombiculidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.166.132.419.875
Unique ID
D014324
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014324
Annotation
infection = TROMBICULIASIS
Scope Note
Family of MITES in the superfamily Trombiculoidea, suborder Prostigmata, which attack humans and other vertebrates, causing DERMATITIS and severe allergic reactions. Chiggers, red bugs, and harvest mites commonly refer to the larval stage of Trombiculid mites, the only parasitic stage of the mite's life cycle.
Entry Term(s)
Chiggers
Eutrombicula
Harvest Mites
Leptotrombidium
Neotrombicula
Red Bugs
Trombicula
Trombiculid Mites
Registry Numbers
txid92251
txid279271
txid1250633
txid1712447
Related Numbers
txid1250633
txid1712447
txid279271
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under MITES 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under MITES 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/12/12
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Trombiculidae Preferred
Trombicula Narrower
Leptotrombidium Narrower
Neotrombicula Narrower
Eutrombicula Narrower
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