"Nymphes plissées" structure of the cuticle of juveniles of some oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida)
The cuticular structure of juveniles of several oribatids of different families with wrinkled cuticles were compared: Hermannia gibba, Tectocepheus velatus, Scutovertex minutus, Achipteria coleoptrata and Eupelops occultus.
Jaroslav SMRŽ
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An Opto-Electronic Sensor-Ring to Detect Arthropods of Significantly Different Body Sizes
Arthropods, including pollinators and pests, have high positive and negative impacts on human well-being and the economy, and there is an increasing need to monitor their activity and population growth.
Esztella Balla+6 more
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Prey preferences and feeding-related behaviour of a Central European species of Scydmaeninae, Scydmaenus rufus, were studied under laboratory conditions. Results of prey choice experiments involving 22 identified species of mites belonging to 13 families
Paweł JAŁOSZYŃSKI+1 more
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New data to the mite fauna of Hungarian bamboo plantations [PDF]
Five different bamboo plantations were investigated on the basis of the leaf litter inhabiting mites. 11 Mesostigmata and 10 Oribatida are listed from the leaf litters, of which three species, e.g.
Kontschán, J.+3 more
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A Catalogue of Oribatida Types of the “Balogh Collection” in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Arachnida, Acariformes) [PDF]
Academician János Balogh was one of the most outstanding acarologists of his time. During his collecting expeditions around the world, he amassed an internationally significant collection of mites and described more than 1,000 species of oribatid mites.
Horváth, Edit, Csuzdi, Csaba
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Occurrence of the Oribatid Mite Trhypochthoniellus longisetus longisetus (Acari: Trhypochthoniidae) on Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). [PDF]
Mites as parasites infesting fish have been described in a few case reports involving Histiostoma anguillarum, H. papillata, and Schwiebea estradai. We describe the unexpected occurrence of oribatid mites of the genus Trhypochthoniellus on farmed tilapia
Gibello, Alicia+5 more
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Occupational Mite Allergy and Asthma: An EAACI Task Force Report
ABSTRACT Mite sensitization is notable in several occupational settings. Elevated house dust mite concentrations are primarily detected in workplaces where people congregate and are active. Allergy to storage mites and spider mites has commonly been reported in agricultural and various food processing occupations.
Hille Suojalehto+8 more
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Diatom and microarthropod communities of three airfields in Estonia – Their differences and similarities and possible linkages to airfield properties [PDF]
Even though airfields, which are often anthropologically modified natural areas, are continuously influenced by human activities, their soils are still dynamic ecosystems containing various habitats for microscopic groups of organisms which are
Koff, Tiiu+6 more
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Ants do not prey upon an extrafloral‐nectar‐feeding predatory mite
The predatory mite Amblyseius herbicolus is an important natural enemy of various crop pests and occurs in agroforestry coffee systems, where it feeds on the extrafloral nectar of Inga trees. Because extrafloral nectaries are often vigorously defended by ants, we tested whether ants would attack and kill the mites near nectaries.
Rafael Stempniak Iasczczaki+6 more
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Se describe un nuevo género de la familia Oppiidae, Tainsculptoppia n. gen. y dos nuevas especies: Tainsculptoppia graptoppioides n. sp. y Ramusella (Insculptoppia) ramulifera n.
L. S. Subías, U. Shtanchaeva
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