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The scabies mite is a wingless insect and often called the Human Itch mite or Scabies itch mite. The tiny insect is just visible to the eye (about 0.4mm) and is tiny, eight-legged creature with a round body.

I liked the scabies mites video below because it actually shows what the scabies mite looks like and also demonstrates how it moves. Imagine these tiny insects buried into your skin while scratching and biting.

The female mite is drawn to heat and odor from humans.  The mite makes a burrow, laying eggs and secrets saliva and feces that cause an allergic reaction. Larvae (babies) hatch from the eggs and travel to the skin surface, lying in shallow pockets where they will produce secretions.

The female scabies mite burrows into the skin and she lays 1-3 eggs daily.  If the female mite is not killed, she will hatch new eggs for 5 weeks.

The scabies rash is caused by the mite, its eggs and feces; the skin becomes irritated and inflammation usually occurs.  The scabbee rash is extremely itchy, which often causes sleeping problems especially in infants and young children.

There are non toxic and toxic (prescriptions) scabies treatments available on the market.  A non pesticidal treatment you might consider uses a surfactant called Mitactin.