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Life Cycle
Which came first, the dust mite or the egg? A dust mite passes through four different metamorphic stages before reaching its adult form. The phases are egg, larva, protonymph, tritonymph and, finally, adult with either the male or the female gender.
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The Egg - After mating, the egg will develop for five to eight days before hatching.
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The Larva - When the larva emerges from its spherical prison, it will feed for three to ten days before metamorphosing.
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The Protonymph - A protonymph must wait from four to seven days before reaching its next stage.
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The Tritonymph - The tritonymph must feed on skin particles, the dead bodies of its predecessors, and other organic material in its environment and grow for around five to eight days.
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The Adult - The adult dust mite is capable of breeding within 24 hours of full development. The female can lay from 30-100 eggs at one time and a single generation lasts about 25 days.
Note, though, that because the house is a controlled environment and dust mite reproduction is not limited by seasons, all phases of dust mite development can be found at any point in the year.