BIOLOGY OF THE PREDAEOUS MITE Cheyletus eruditus (SCHRANK) (ACARI: CHEYLETIDAE) WHEN FED ON THE ASTIGMATID MITE Acarus siro (OUDEMANS) AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES

Allergological characterisation of the storage mite Acarus gracilis (Acari: Acaridae).

BACKGROUND Storage mites of the genus Acarus can be responsible for allergic sensitisation in domestic environments. Acarus gracilis is a frequent species in some geographical regions of the Iberian Peninsula. Since the allergenicity of this mite has not been described before, the objectives of this study were to characterise it immunologically, and to compare it with the closely related and mo...

A Rapid Method for Detecting the Predominant Storage Mite Pest Species, Acarus Siro, in the Presence of Grain

بررسی فون و نوسانات جمعیت کنه‌های انباری گندم در منطقه‌ی تهران

برای مطالعه‌ی فون و فراوانی کنه‌های موجود در گندم انبار شده در استان تهران، نمونه‌برداری از دانه‌های گندم، کاه و کلش، و گرد و خاک سه نوع انبار گندم شامل سیلو، کارخانه‌ی آرد و آسیاب گندم در مناطق تهران، کرج و ورامین در طی بهار 1384 صورت گرفت. در این تحقیق 25 گونه کنه متعلق به 11 خانواده و 3 راسته‌ی بی‌استیگمایان، پیش‌استیگمایان و میان‌استیگمایان شناسایی شد که 5 گونه‌ی Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Troup...

A Preliminary Study on Mite Fauna of Bird Nests in Iran

A survey on mite fauna of bird nests was carried out in Tehran, Golestan and Sistan & Baluchestan provinces in 2008. A total of 18 nests belonging to six bird species, namely Rock Dove Columba livia, House Sparrow Passer domesticus, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais (Iduna) pallida, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis, Common Magpie Pica pica and Crested Lark Galerida cristata were collec...

cheyletid mites (acari:trombidiformes) in stored grains in iran

in iran, cheyletid mites (acariformes: cheyletidae) were collected over 15 years (1996–2010) in stored cereal. samples were collected from silos, flour-mills, barn and rice-mills in 12 provinces scattered throughout the north,  centre, east and west of iran. 8 genera and 13 species were recorded: acaropsellina sollers (kuzin, 1940), cheletomorpha lepidopterorum (show, 1794), cheyletus bidentatu...