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Fine‐Scale Ecological Biomonitoring in a Large, Complex Agriculturally Impacted Watershed via eDNA Metabarcoding

open access: yesMolecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 10, May 2026.
ABSTRACT DNA‐based approaches utilizing high‐throughput sequencing (HTS) (e.g., DNA metabarcoding) have revolutionized ecological biomonitoring by providing higher sample throughput, greater reproducibility, and better cost‐benefits compared to traditional morphology‐based bioassessment studies.
Bráulio S. M. L. Silva   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) mites of Iran with description of a new species

open access: yesJournal of Crop Protection, 2014
Edaphic mites of the order Mesostigmata have important effects in soil ecosystems and food chains.In order to study the fauna of Laelapidae (Mesostigmata), soil samples were collected from different parts of Shahreza vicinity in Esfahan province, Iran ...
Mohammad Reza Kavianpour, Alireza Nemati
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Vegetation type mediates how urbanization reshapes the structure, function, and spatial variation of soil food webs

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 956-968, April 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Urbanization represents one of the major anthropogenic alterations of the Earth's surface, with significant impacts on biodiversity and its functions. Soil animals are essential components of biodiversity, and their trophic interactions play integral roles in the ...
Haifeng Yao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some edaphic mesostigmatic mites from Lordegan, Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province with their world distribution

open access: yesJournal of Crop Protection, 2015
Soil-dwelling mites and especially Gamasina (Mesostigmata) are very important to soil ecosystems. They are one of the major groups rich in species and abundance.
Ali Bagheri Kordeshami   +2 more
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First report in Italy of Thrips parvispinus (Karny, 1922) (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), a major threat for Sicilian horticulture and floriculture

open access: yesEPPO Bulletin, Volume 56, Issue 1, Page 130-137, April 2026.
Abstract The presence of Thrips parvispinus (Karny, 1922) is reported for the first time in Italy. Prior to this finding, within Europe the pest was only known to be established in Spain. The discovery happened in a greenhouse cultivating gerberas in south‐eastern Sicily, a region recognized as Italy's primary and one of Europe's most important ...
Giuseppe Massimino Cocuzza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and Distribution of Mites (Acari: Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Sarcoptiformes) in the Svalbard Archipelago

open access: yesDiversity, 2020
Svalbard is a singular region to study biodiversity. Located at a high latitude and geographically isolated, the archipelago possesses widely varying environmental conditions and unique flora and fauna communities.
Anna Seniczak   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

New Uropodina records and species from the Korean Peninsula (Acari: Mesostigmata) [PDF]

open access: yesOpuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, 2012
Thirteen Mesostigmata species are recorded from the Korean Peninsula. Two of them Nenteria koreana and Leonardiella koreana spp. nov. are new to science, and further eleven species are recorded for the first time from the Korean Peninsula.
Kontschán, J., Park, S.J., Yoon, T.J.
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Description of six new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2016
In this present paper six new mite species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) are described from Arunachal Pradesh, India: Euseius arunachalensis sp. nov., E. bandispermathecae sp. nov., E. bomdilae sp.
Shubham Pramanik, Krishna Karmakar
doaj   +1 more source

A contribution to the knowledge of oribatid and mesostigmatic mites (Acari) with new records in Georgia 

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2019
We provide new records of five oribatid and 10 mesostigmatic mite species for Georgia. As a result, the number of oribatid mites registered for Georgia increased to 548 and the preliminary number of Mesostigmata species to 136.
Maka Murvanidze   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary observations on mites found in domesticated animal food factories in Karaj, Iran

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2015
Between March 2004 and May 2005, 16 species of mites belonging to the suborders Prostigmata and Oribatida, and order Mesostigmata were found in wheat, barley, beet pulp and cottonseed meal (in the residue from, for example, the floor, equipment and the ...
Marjan Seiedy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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