Steneotarsonemus Furcatusde Leon (Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae) infesting rice crops in Brazil

Ticks infesting amphibians and reptiles in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil.

Ticks infesting amphibians and reptiles in the State of Pernambuco are reviewed, based on the current literature and new collections recently carried out by the authors. To date, three tick species have been found on amphibians and reptiles in Pernambuco. Amblyomma fuscum appears to be exclusively associated with Boa constrictor, its type host. Amblyomma rotundatum has a relatively low host-spe...

Preliminary report of body lice infesting homeless people in Brazil

Two new species of Halacarus (Acari, Prostigmata) from Brazil.

The genus Halacarus is recorded from the Brazilian littoral for the first time. Two new species are described. Halacarus omului sp. nov., obtained from algae on the intertidal or immediate subtidal, is a member of the actenos species group and can be distinguished from most congeners by having fifth and sixth pairs of dorsal setae immediately adjacent to fourth and fifth pairs of gland pores, o...

Biochemical effects of cultivated and wild jute species on life stages of the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae)

We studied the life cycle of the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae), on 2 cultivated jute species (Corchorus olitorius L. and Corchorus capsularis L.; Malvales: Malvaceae) and 5 wild species (Corchorus aestuans L., Corchorus pseudo-olitorius Islam & Zaid, Corchorus fascicularis Lamarck, Corchorus tridens L., and Corchorus trilocularis L.) under laboratory ...

Evaluation of Four Bait Traps for Sampling Wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Infesting Cereal Crops in Montana

The basic principles of a reliable integrated pest management program include pest identification, monitoring, and distribution. Selecting the appropriate sampling protocol to monitor wireworm for research or applied entomology depends on the objective, including simply detecting the presence or absence of wireworm, surveying the composition of wireworm assemblages, or estimating spatial and te...