Comparison of synthetic membranes in the development of an in vitro feeding system for Dermanyssus gallinae [PDF]
, 2010 Although artificial feeding models for the poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) most frequently use biological membranes consisting of day-old chick skin, there are ethical considerations associated with the use of skin.
D.W.J. Harrington +8 more
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Can predatory mites aid in the management of the citrus leprosis mite?
Frontiers in Agronomy, 2023 IntroductionThe flat mite Brevipalpus yothersi is the main vector of citrus leprosis in South and Central America and Mexico, where vector suppression using conventional acaricides is usually the only disease control method, leading to problems with ...
Jaqueline F. Della Vechia +5 more
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An Inventory of Stored Grain Insects in Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) The problems with insects in commercial and farm-stored corn, small grains, dry beans, and soybeans are reduced to a minimum by Michigan\u27s cool climate and usually short period of storage (Ruppel, 1976).
Ruppel, Robert F
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Three common pests of pistachio in California
California Agriculture, 1990 Similar symptoms do not always indicate the same problem. Only close examination reveals the difference between early Botrytis and Botryosphaeria blights on pistachio.
Themis Michailides
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Improving control of duponchelia fovealis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by rooting media related strategies [PDF]
, 2009 Soil-dwelling predatory mites can be very effective as biological control agents against larvae of the lepidopteral pest Duponchelia fovealis. Some growing media were reported to have natural high level and stable populations of predatory mite.
Blok, C., Messelink, G.J.
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Persian Journal of Acarology, 2020 In 2018, the flat—mite Pentamerismus oregonensis was first discovered on juniper in Kyiv Botanical Gardens and parks (McGregor 1949). This is the northernmost border (50–27 'N and 30–30' E) of the species discovery in Ukraine.
Lesia Bondareva, Piotr Chumak
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Variation in the abundance of ectoparasitic mites of flat-headed bats [PDF]
Journal of Mammalogy, 2010 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) We investigated the ectoparasitic mite loads (Macronyssus: Macronyssidae: Acarina) on 2 species of flatheaded bats, Tylonycteris pachypus and T. robustula (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in 2 counties of Guangxi Province, southern China, from 2002 to 2005.
Zhang, Libiao +5 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart): a novel gene arrangement among arthropods [PDF]
, 2009 Background: The apparent scarcity of available sequence data has greatly impeded evolutionary studies in Acari (mites and ticks). This subclass encompasses over 48,000 species and forms the largest group within the Arachnida.
Dermauw, Wannes +3 more
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Comparative immune responses against Psoroptes ovis in two cattle breeds with different susceptibility to mange [PDF]
, 2015 The sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis, is a major problem in the beef cattle industry, especially in Belgian Blue (BB) cattle. This breed is naturally more predisposed to psoroptic mange but reasons for this high susceptibility remain unknown.
Chiers, Koen +9 more
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A New Species of \u3ci\u3eCaraboacarus\u3c/i\u3e (Acari: Caraboacaridae) From \u3ci\u3eCalosoma Argentinense\u3c/i\u3e (Carabidae) From Chile [PDF]
, 2017 Caraboacarus calosomae n. sp is described from Calosoma argentinense Csiki collected in Santiago, Chile. This is the first record of this genus in South America. The genius is recorded from North America, Europe, Asia.
Husband, Robert W
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