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Birdhouse Bug

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:38 pm
by GerryR
Cleaning our Bluebird house after the last hatch left and found literally thousands of these bugs all over the outside of the house. I used a small drop of oil to wet a small stick and picked up a couple of these critters and put them on a slide. I then held my camera over the eyepiece and got this picture. Microscope is AO Sixty with picture taken with 10x objective. Nothing fancy, but I have no idea what the "bug" is; any help?

Re: Birdhouse Bug

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:40 pm
by BramHuntingNematodes
Mite of some kind. Birds are full of them!

Re: Birdhouse Bug

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:30 pm
by GerryR
BramHuntingNematodes wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:40 pm
Mite of some kind. Birds are full of them!
Thought it "might" be! :)

Re: Birdhouse Bug

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:26 am
by Dennis
There is a lot of bugs I hate.
I would spray the whole bird house down with Fantastic brand cleaner!
-Dennis