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The condition is caused by a mite which burrows under the skin to lay eggs and is spread through close physical contact, bedding and clothes.

Alan Wilson, senior coroner for Blackpool and Fylde, said Debbie died from "the combined effects of her severely emaciated and neglected state, and debilitation caused by widespread Norwegian scabies mite infection".

The two-spotted spider mite is one of the most economically damaging pests -- it's not fussy and attacks a broad range of more than 1000 plants, including 150 crops.

"We were able to show mite infestation induced a rapid stomatal closure response, with the plant hormone ABA rising in the leaf tissues -- highest in stomatal and vascular cells, but also all other leaf cells measured. We showed through multiple different experiments that stomatal closure hinders mites. Plants that were pre-treated with ABA to induce stomatal closure and then infested with mites showed decreased mite damage, while ABA-deficient mutant plants where stomata cannot close well and plants that have a more stomata are more susceptible to mites."

For weeks it hadn’t rained and the river looked a bit slower, a mite shallower.