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Hi
We found a lot of these small white bugs – they are about the size of small specks of salt/pepper in a wicker basket which has been in a dark cupboard. They also seem to move very slowly. We threw away the basket, and were wondering if they will multiply, and if there is anything that we can do to get rid of them. Please could you identify and advise ?
Many thanks
Pali Rao

Hi Pali,
These are Mites of some type, most probably Food Infesting Mites. Certain species can cause problems in humans. They are linked to a malady known as Baker’s Itch.

Update from Barry M. OConnor (05/23/2006)
Mites in the pantry (12/16/05). This is probably a predatory mite in the family Laelapidae. Species of Stratiolaelaps and Cosmolaelaps are not uncommon in the "house dust fauna" and eat the other mites.

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