Diseases of Mites and Ticks

Front Matter....Pages I-V
Diseases of mites and ticks: farewell to Leo van der Geest....Pages 1-2
Diseases of mites and ticks: from basic pathology to microbial control—an introduction....Pages 3-6
Using RNA interference to determine the role of varisin in the innate immune system of the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)....Pages 7-15
Silencing expression of the defensin, varisin, in male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA interference results in reduced Anaplasma marginale infections....Pages 17-28
Potential effects of mixed infections in ticks on transmission dynamics of pathogens: comparative analysis of published records....Pages 29-41
An association between the Antarctic mite Alaskozetes antarcticus and an entomophthoralean fungus of the genus Neozygites ....Pages 43-52
Diversity of acaropathogenic fungi in Poland and other European countries....Pages 53-70
Entomopathogenic fungi against South American tick species....Pages 71-93
Pathogenicity and thermotolerance of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of the scab mite, Psoroptes ovis ....Pages 95-104
Impact of two treatments of a formulation of Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) conidia on Varroa mites (Acari: Varroidae) and on honeybee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colony health....Pages 105-117
Topically applied myco-acaricides for the control of cattle ticks: overcoming the challenges....Pages 119-148
Protection of Metarhizium anisopliae conidia from ultra-violet radiation and their pathogenicity to Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi ticks....Pages 149-156
Evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) for control of broad mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) in mulberry....Pages 157-167
Enabling mycelial application of Hirsutella thompsonii for managing the coconut mite....Pages 169-182
A tale of three acaropathogenic fungi in Israel: Hirsutella , Meira and Acaromyces ....Pages 183-194
Lessons from interactions within the cassava green mite fungal pathogen Neozygites tanajoae system and prospects for microbial control using Entomophthorales....Pages 195-210
Failure of the mite-pathogenic fungus Neozygites tanajoae and the predatory mite Neoseiulus idaeus to control a population of the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa ....Pages 211-222
The effects of Pseudomonas putida biotype B on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)....Pages 223-230
Overwintering and prevalence of Neozygites floridana (Zygomycetes: Neozygitaceae) in hibernating females of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) under cold climatic conditions in strawberries....Pages 231-245
Sprays of emulsifiable Beauveria bassiana formulation are ovicidal towards Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) at various regimes of temperature and humidity....Pages 247-257
Role of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of Tetranychus evansi and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), pests of horticultural crops....Pages 259-274
Effect of temperature on virulence of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates to Tetranychus evansi ....Pages 275-285
Side-effects of pesticides on the life cycle of the mite pathogenic fungus Neozygites floridana ....Pages 287-297
Natural enemies of mass-reared predatory mites (family Phytoseiidae) used for biological pest control....Pages 299-306
Verified and potential pathogens of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae)....Pages 307-328
Symbionts, including pathogens, of the predatory mite Metaseiulus occidentalis : current and future analysis methods....Pages 329-347