IDENTIFIKASI JENIS DAN STADIUM TUNGAU PENYEBAB SKABIES BERDASARKAN TINGKAT KEPARAHAN KRUSTA PADA KELINCI

The purpose of this research is to identify the species and stage of mite causes scabies linked to the severity of a crust. This study used nine rabbits as the sample which have been infested with scabies and was classified into 3 groups according to the severity of scabies crust, that is severe, moderate and mild. The inspection of species and stage of mites was based on the scrapping result on the three types of crusts severity. The method of this research is using the descriptive method. The results of this research, on the type of the severe crusts were found a Sarcoptes scabiei var. cuniculi mite with the complete stage start from egg, larva, nymph, adult male and female mites, Psoroptes cuniculi on the stage of larva and adult female mite, and Chorioptes cuniculi on the stage of adult female mite. On the type of moderate crust were found a kind of mite named Sarcoptes scabiei var. cuniculi on the stage of egg, larva, nymph, and adult male and female mites, also Psoroptes cuniculi on the stage of adult female mite. Then, on the type of mild crust were found a kind of mite named Sarcoptes scabiei var. cuniculi on the stage of egg, larva, nymph, and adult male and female mite, so it can be concluded that the Sarcoptes scabiei var. cuniculi is a species of mite that mostly infests the rabbit skin on the varying severity of crusting