A New Neosuidasia Species (Sarcoptiformes: Suidasiidae) from The Netherlands: Life Stage Morphology [PDF]
InsectsThe family Suidasiidae Hughes (Acari: Sarcoptiformes: Acaroidea) comprises a small but ecologically diverse group of mites. The genus Neosuidasia is currently monotypic, containing only the species Neosuidasia faini Ranganath & ChannaBasavanna.
Qing-Hai Fan, Farid Faraji
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Trophic resources of the edaphic microarthropods: A worldwide review of the empirical evidence [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Ecosystem sustainable use requires reliable information about its biotic and abiotic structure and functioning. Accurate knowledge of trophic relations is central for the understanding of ecosystem dynamics, which in turn, is essential for food web ...
Víctor Nicolás Velazco +3 more
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Diversity, 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 +2 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the feather mite Ardeacarus ardeae (Acari, Sarcoptiformes, Pterolichidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 In this study, we determined the mitogenome sequence of Ardeacarus ardeae (Canestrini, 1878) in the family Pterolichidae (Acari, Sarcoptiformes), which is the first complete mitogenome sequence in feather mite. The mitogenome of A. ardeae is 14,069 bp in
Yeong-Deok Han, Gi-Sik Min
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Second Palearctic Record of the Genus Stereoglyphus Berlese (Acari: Acaridae) with Morpho-Molecular Description of a New Species from Zagros Mountains, Iran [PDF]
InsectsIn this study, the astigmatid mite genus Troglocoptes Fain, 1966 is proposed as a junior synonym of Stereoglyphus Berlese, 1923. As a part of the project concerning identification of cave-dwelling mites in the Zagros Mountains, all ontogenetic instars of
Mojgan Sadat-Shojaei +4 more
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DNA barcodes enable higher taxonomic assignments in the Acari [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Although mites (Acari) are abundant in many terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, their diversity is poorly understood. Since most mite species can be distinguished by variation in the DNA barcode region of cytochrome c oxidase I, the Barcode Index ...
Monica R. Young +2 more
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Acaricidal Efficacy of Diatomaceous Earths on Different Life Stages of Acarus siro L. and Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) [PDF]
InsectsAcarus siro L. and Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae) are cosmopolitan mite species in food storage and processing environments, infesting a wide variety of commodities.
Maria C. Boukouvala +2 more
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Efficacy of Controlled Atmosphere Treatments to Manage Arthropod Pests of Dry-Cured Hams [PDF]
Insects, 2016 Research here explored the use of controlled atmospheres (CA) for managing arthropod pests that infest dry-cured hams. Experiments were conducted with low oxygen (O2) achieved with low pressure under a vacuum, high carbon dioxide (CO2), and ozone (O3 ...
Md. Mahbub Hasan +3 more
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Efficacy of the Fumigant Ethanedinitrile to Control the Ham Mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae), and Its Sorption on Dry-Cured Ham [PDF]
InsectsManagement of stored-product pests has historically relied on fumigation when pest populations become large. However, the ban of the fumigant methyl bromide and the ineffectiveness of other pesticides stress the need for alternative fumigants. Therefore,
Jacqueline M. Maille +2 more
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Towards a Canary Islands barcode database for soil biodiversity: revealing cryptic and unrecorded mite species diversity within insular soils [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalSoil arthropod diversity contributes to a high proportion of the total biodiversity on Earth. However, most soil arthropods are still undescribed, hindering our understanding of soil functioning and global biodiversity estimations.
Irene Santos-Perdomo +4 more
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