Image:Peacock mite, Tuckerella sp.jpg

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The Peacock Mite (Tuckerella sp.) a beautiful but important pest on citrus in the tropics is shown on a tea stem. Magnified 260X (with a low-temp scanning electron microscope). (LTSEM) Plate # 27487.

Courtesy, Erbe, Pooley: USDA, ARS, EMU. "All of the micrographs on the web site are in the public domain and can be freely used." --Christopher Pooley.

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English Wikipedia, original upload 23 March 2005 by Brian0918


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Image title Peacock Mite
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 600 dpi
Vertical resolution 600 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
File change date and time 16:55, 22 March 2005
Author Erbe Pooley USDA ARS EMU
Color space sRGB
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