Advances in Acarology

Systematic & Applied Acarology

Modifications to established protocols for preparing Acari for transmission electron microscopy are described. These modifications were found to improve the results obtained in a study of the ultrastructure of lightly sclerotized eupodoid mites.

Experimental and Applied Acarology

In the north-western region of Venezuela, Phyllocoptruta oleivora, Tetranychus mexicanus and Brevipalpus phoenicis are common plant-feeding mites on leaves, fruits and branches of Tahiti lime, Citrus latifolia. The population dynamics of these herbivores are affected by many factors, such as weekly treatments with wettable sulphur, particularly during the wet season, maintenance pruning of plan...

Mites as Modern Models: Acarology in the 21st Century

We present a literature survey and analysis of the profile of mites (Acari, exclusive of Ixodida) in recent literature and on the World Wide Web, and compare their prominence to that of spiders (Araneae). Despite having approximately the same number of described species, spiders outshine mites on the Web, although the study of mites (Acarology) is better represented than the study of spiders (A...

Advances in Targeted Drug Delivery

Advances in Targeted Drug Delivery