Show hog mange infestation causes loss to raisers about 20 per cent of the hogs put ou on the market tire are infested infected with mange according to dr G S weaver exten tion veterinarian at south dakota state college tills this infestation causes an immense loss to the hog industry because a first cleiss ham cannot be made from a hog mange Is 18 caused by a mite and can be controlled by application or of crude oil or lime and sulphur lip the common mange mite Is known as the mite it la Is of tile the eanie family of bugs that causes scabies es in other animals but this particular one will not live on other species of animals the mite Is too small to be seen with the naked eye A new generation of these mites appears every 12 to 14 days isach bach female will lay 10 to 25 eggs the mites dig holes in tile the skin of the hog and cause an intense itching |