Cosmopolitan mite
Tyrophagus putrescentiae
In the wild, T. putrescentiae occurs throughout the world in a wide range of habitats, including "grasslands, old hay, mushrooms, and thenest of bees and ducks". Under ideal conditions, with temperatures above 30 °C (86 °F) and humidity above 85%, it can complete its life cycle in under three weeks.
It is a common pest of stored products, especially those with a high protein and fat content (meat, cheese, nuts and seeds, dried eggs,etc.).]It feeds on the fungi that grow on the foodstuffs, and can become a pest of mycology laboratories.
