Trends in Acarology: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
From sequence to phoresy – molecular biology in acarology....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Systematic relationships of Lohmanniidae (Acari: Oribatida)....Pages 9-16
Anomalies of notogastral structures in poronotic oribatid mites (Oribatida: Poronota) interpreted as cryptic ancestral characters modulated by regulatory genes....Pages 17-22
Phylogeny and host-parasite associations of feather mites of the Pteroherpus generic group (Astigmata: Pteronyssidae)....Pages 23-30
Ontogeny of the famulus in selected members of Damaeidae (Acari: Oribatida) and its suitability as a phylogenetic marker....Pages 31-36
Food competition and feeding behavior and its implications for the phylogeny of the Histiostomatidae (Astigmata)....Pages 37-40
Assessment of the usefulness of eight DNA fragments for phylogenetic studies within the family Phytoseiidae....Pages 41-47
The genus Dermanyssus (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae): history and species characterization....Pages 49-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
First ultrastructural observations on a putative sperm access system in veigaiid females (Veigaiidae, Gamasida)....Pages 59-64
Comparative ultrastructure of the integument in adult mites of the Parasitengona and its phylogenetic implication....Pages 65-69
The water mite family Pontarachnidae, with new data on its peculiar morphological structures (Acari: Hydachnidia)....Pages 71-79
Two novel adaptations for dispersal in the mite family Histiostomatidae (Astigmata)....Pages 81-84
‘Private matters’ of Sancassania berlesei (Acaridida, Acaridae): testes, receptaculum seminis, ovary and the location of sperm....Pages 85-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Heterozerconidae: A comparison between a temperate and a tropical species....Pages 93-96
Patterns of diversity in the Ceratozetoidea (Acari: Oribatida): a North American assessment....Pages 97-104
Mites occurring in the canopy of Sitka spruce growing in Ireland....Pages 105-109
Changes of the oribatid community after a windthrow event....Pages 111-115
Effects of a windthrow event in the forest of the peninsula Darss on the gamasid fauna (Arachnida) and Collembola....Pages 117-121
Succession of oribatid fauna (Acari, Oribatida) in fallen spruce trees: Deadwood promotes species and functional diversity....Pages 123-128
Effects of reforestation with conifers on the communities of mesostigmatic mites in northern Spain (Acari: Mesostigmata)....Pages 129-133
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Actinedid mite community diversity in a succession gradient in continental sand-dune habitats of central Europe....Pages 135-142
Communities of Oribatida associated with litter input in western red cedar tree crowns: Are moss mats ‘magic carpets’ for oribatid mite dispersal?....Pages 143-148
Oribatid communities (Acari: Oribatida) associated with bird’s nest ferns ( Asplenium nidus complex) in a subtropical Japanese forest – a mini-review....Pages 149-153
Mites of the families Anystidae and Teneriffiidae from Baja California Sur, Mexico....Pages 155-159
Terrestrial species of the genus Nanorchestes (Endeostigmata: Nanorchestidae) in Europe....Pages 161-166
Ptyctima (Acari, Oribatida) in various habitats in Finland....Pages 167-170
Distribution of Cosmochthonius species (Oribatida: Cosmochthoniidae) in the eastern part of the Mediterranean, Ukraine and Tajikistan....Pages 171-174
An inventory of oribatid mites, the main decomposers in bogs of Colchic Lowland (Caucasus, Georgia)....Pages 175-178
The soil mites of buttongrass moorland (Tasmania) and their response to fire as a management tool....Pages 179-183
The water mite genus Torrenticola (Hydrachnidia: Torrenticolidae) in Costa Rica – ecology, diversity, and bioindicator potential....Pages 185-191
Stage distributions of cunaxids in soil and litter at Chamela, Jalisco, Mexico....Pages 193-197
Mites (Mesostigmata) inhabiting bird nests in Slovakia (Western Carpathians)....Pages 199-205
Ereynetid mites (Tydeoidea: Ereynetidae) associated with garlic crops in Guanajuato, Mexico....Pages 207-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Nutritional biology of oribatid mites from different microhabitats in the forest....Pages 213-216
Enzyme activities and internal bacteria of saprophagous soil mites (Acari: Oribatida, Acaridida)....Pages 217-219
Analysis of tissues for EcR and RXR nuclear receptor gene expression during vitellogenesis in the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata ....Pages 221-225
A cysteine protease inhibitor (cystatin) from the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis is involved in tick innate immunity....Pages 227-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Oil gland secretions in Oribatida (Acari)....Pages 235-239
How astigmatic mites control the emission of two or even three types of pheromones from the same gland....Pages 241-247
The role of infochemicals in the interaction between cassava green mite and its fungal pathogen Neozygites tanajoae ....Pages 249-253
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Herbivore-induced plant volatiles prime two indirect defences in lima bean....Pages 255-258
Differences in foraging strategies between populations of the predatory mite Neoseiulus womersleyi : correlation between olfactory response and dispersal tendency....Pages 259-263
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Species or morphological variation? A multivariate morphometric analysis of Afroleius simplex (Acari, Oribatida, Haplozetidae)....Pages 267-269
Assessment of morphological and molecular variation among strains of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)....Pages 271-277
Identification of a drought-adapted Neoseiulus californicus strain: egg hatchability, juvenile survival and oviposition at low humidities....Pages 279-283
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Spider mites as study objects for evolutionary biology....Pages 287-293
The effect of a phosphogluconate dehydrogenase genotype on sperm competitiveness in the bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus robini ....Pages 295-297
Population density and male polymorphism in the feather mite Falculifer rostratus (Acari: Falculiferidae)....Pages 299-302
Observations on reproduction, development, and sexual behaviour of stream-inhabiting water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia)....Pages 303-312
Nest microflora in the social spider mite, Stigmaeopsis longus (Acari: Tetranychidae)....Pages 313-315
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
Seasonal adaptations in the life cycles of mites and ticks: comparative and evolutionary aspects....Pages 319-326
Embryonic diapause and cold hardiness of Ixodes ricinus eggs (Acari: Ixodidae)....Pages 327-331
Phoresy revisited....Pages 333-336
 Pediculaster –host relationships (Acari: Siteroptidae)....Pages 337-342
Generalist and specialist strategies in macrochelid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) phoretically associated with dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)....Pages 343-347
Development of microsatellite markers for Tetranychus kanzawai (Acari: Tetranychidae) and analysis of spatio-temporal gene flow among populations on different host plants....Pages 349-355
Demographic and reproductive parameters of Polyphagotarsonemus latus in Carica papaya ....Pages 357-360
Effect of temperature on the life history of the old world date mite, Oligonychus afrasiaticus (Acari: Tetranychidae)....Pages 361-363
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Habitat selection in the bug Pyrrhocoris apterus : Does it minimize the risk of being parasitized by the ectoparasitic mite Hemipteroseius adleri ?....Pages 367-369
Mites associated with concealed and open nests of Apis cerana indica in Kerala, South India....Pages 371-372
Front Matter....Pages 373-373
Tracking the colonisation history of the invasive species Varroa destructor ....Pages 375-378
The rice mite Steneotarsonemus spinki , an invasive species in the Americas....Pages 379-384
Importation of a New World tick, Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae), with a horse from the USA into Germany....Pages 385-389
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Concepts of classification of the Phytoseiidae: Relevance to biological control of mites....Pages 393-397
Biological control of mites in European vineyards and the impact of natural vegetation....Pages 399-407
Does agroforestry affect phytoseiid mite communities in vineyards in the South of France?....Pages 409-412
Manipulating plant-arthropod conversations to improve conservation biological control of mites....Pages 413-417
Status of coconut mite Aceria guerreronis and biological control research in Sri Lanka....Pages 419-423
Development of an economic rearing and transport system for an arid-adapted strain of the predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus , for spider mite control....Pages 425-429
Host Range, distribution, and morphometrics of predatory mites associated with phytophagous mites of fruit crops in Himachal Pradesh, India....Pages 431-434
Winter survival and reproduction of Amblyseius longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae), a potential predator of spider mites on roses in Himachal Pradesh, India....Pages 435-437
Effect of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana on three acarine pests....Pages 439-440
 Hirsutella thompsonii as a mycoacaricide for Aceria guerreronis on coconut in India: research, development, and other aspects....Pages 441-444
 Fusarium species: acaropathogenic fungi as potential control agents against coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis ....Pages 445-447
Front Matter....Pages 449-449
Biocontrol of phytophagous mites in Quebec apple orchards....Pages 451-455
Side effects of pesticides on phytoseiid mites in French vineyards and orchards: laboratory and field trials....Pages 457-464
Pesticide side-effects on predatory mites: the role of trophic interactions....Pages 465-469
Integrating pesticides and biocontrol of mites in agricultural systems....Pages 471-476
The impact of sulfur on biological control of spider mites in Washington State vineyards and hop yards....Pages 477-482
Impact of new pesticide chemistry on acarine communities in apple orchards....Pages 483-487
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Effect of monocrotophos and the acaropathogen, Fusarium semitectum , on the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus , and its predator Amblyseius ovalis in the field....Pages 489-492
Compatibility of pesticides with the acaropathogenic fungus, Fusarium semitectum ....Pages 493-494
Pesticide-induced mortality and prey-dependent life history of the predatory mite Neoseiulus longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)....Pages 495-498
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Effect of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash levels on population fluctuation of European red mite, Panonychus ulmi , on apple....Pages 501-503
Resistance of strawberry plants against the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)....Pages 505-507
Weight loss of copra due to infestation by Aceria guerreronis ....Pages 509-510
Front Matter....Pages 511-511
 Dermanyssus gallinae in Dutch poultry farms: Results of a questionnaire on severity, control treatments, cleaning, and biosecurity....Pages 513-516
A bioassay to assess the activity of repellent substances on Ixodes ricinus nymphs....Pages 517-519
Experimental studies on the potential role of the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae , as a vector of Salmonella serotype Enteritidis....Pages 521-525
‘ Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii’, formerly IricES1, a symbiont of the tick Ixodes ricinus that resides in the host mitochondria....Pages 527-531
The tick Ixodes persulcatus (Acari: Ixodidae) is a vector of various disease agents in the Cisural region, Russia....Pages 533-535
Seasonality of Megninia ginglymura : a one-year study in a hen farm in Yucatan, Mexico....Pages 537-538
Front Matter....Pages 539-539
Acaricidal activity of some essential oils and their monoterpenoidal constituents against the house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Acari: Pyroglyphidae)....Pages 541-543
A gel formulation of formic acid for control of Varroa destructor ....Pages 545-549
Front Matter....Pages 551-551
Effect of eight storage modes on DNA preservation....Pages 553-556
Spider Mites Web: A comprehensive database for the Tetranychidae....Pages 557-560
Back Matter....Pages 561-566