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Excerpt from A Predaceous Mite Proves Noxious to Man: Pediculoides Ventricosus Newport
It was during these investigations that this mite was discovered attacking the larvae of the grain moth. As the original publication containing the author's observations is becoming more and more difficult to obtain, that portion relating to the occurrence of this mite is given herewith in full.
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