BARN MITE Trombicula autumnalis The trombiculidae (Trombiculidae) are a family of mites commonly known as harvest mites, red mites, tlazahuate (Nahuatlismo de tlalzáhuatl, meaning 'scabies of the earth'), aradores (in Mexico and Chile), chivacoas or coloraditos (in Venezuela), coloradillas or chirotes (in Panama), red bugs (in Argentina) or isangos (in the Peruvian Amazon). They are tiny mites ( < 0 . 5 mm ) , parientes cercanos de las garrapatas . VER ÁCARO ROJO , ÁCARO DE LA COSECHA 0="" .="" 5="" mm="" )="" ,="" parientes="" cercanos="" de="" las="" garrapatas="" .="" ver="" ácaro="" rojo="" ,="" ácaro="" de="" la="">