▁g ast rop ods ▁also ▁show ▁decre ased ▁winter ▁surv ival ▁rates . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁ 3 1 ▁species ▁of ▁m oll us ks ▁are ▁explo ited . ▁ ▁Common ▁hosts ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁Note ▁that , ▁as ▁recent ▁studies ▁show ▁that ▁R . ▁lim ac um ▁is ▁usually ▁limited ▁to ▁sn ails , ▁this ▁host ▁list ▁deser ves ▁revision . ▁ ▁Der oc eras ▁agr este ▁Ari anta ▁ar b ust orum ▁Ar ion ▁a ter ▁Ar ion ▁h ort ensis ▁Corn u ▁as pers um ▁Hel ix ▁pom atia ▁Lim ax ▁maxim us ▁Mil ax ▁bud apest ensis ▁Mil ax ▁g ag ates ▁Mil ax ▁s ower by i ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁The ▁sl ug ▁m ite ▁was ▁first ▁identified ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁by ▁ent om ologist ▁René ▁Antoine ▁Fer ch ault ▁de ▁Ré aum ur . ▁Three ▁species ▁were ▁subsequently ▁named , ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁syn onym ized ▁as ▁Ric c ardo ella ▁lim ac um ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Life ▁cycle ▁Sl ug ▁mit es ▁are ▁a ▁one - host ▁m ite . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁for ▁a ▁m ite ▁to ▁be ▁born , ▁live , ▁and ▁die ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁host . ▁ ▁M ites ▁have ▁two ▁sex es . ▁Their ▁five - stage ▁life ▁cycle ▁is ▁as ▁follows : ▁Fem ales ▁lay ▁eggs ▁in ▁the ▁host ▁lung , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁eggs ▁h atch ▁in ▁ 8 – 1 2 ▁days ▁as ▁six - leg ged ▁lar