Studies on acaroid mites I : Ecological studies on the acaroid (tyroglyphid) mites, Tyrophagus dimidiatus (Hermann, 1804)

Acaroid Mites of Northern and Eastern Asia (acari: Acaroidea)

Acaroid mites (superfamily Acaroidea) are economically and veterinary important pests. We give a list of 5 families 49 genera, and 180 species of acaroid mites recorded in the Northern and Eastern Asia (Asian part of Russia, South Korea, Japan, and China). One new genus, Sphecacarus Klimov gen. n., is described. The following new synonymies and combinations are proposed: Tortonia Oudemans, 1911...

Some Experiments on Toque Monkeys with Tyroglyphid Mites

The density and species of mite breeding in stored products in China.

OBJECTIVE The aim of our study was to investigate the species and breeding density of acaroid mites in stored products in China. METHODS We tentatively harvested the samples from the products stored in warehouses, commercial stores and civilian houses, and the products. RESULTS The results suggested the mites varied a lot in species regarding their ecological habitus and habitat. Still, the...

Composition and diversity of acaroids mites (Acari: Astigmata) community in the stored rhizomatic traditional Chinese medicinal materials.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the species and breeding density of ac a roid mites in the stored rhizomatic traditional Chinese medicinal materials in Anhui province, China, in order to supply evidences for control and prevention of such species. METHODS The stored traditional Chinese medicinal materials of root-stock origins were collected in 30 herb stores and warehouses in 17 cities across Anhui...

Seasonal dynamics and distribution of house dust mites in China.

House dust mites are widely distributed in the human habitat and work environment and produce very powerful allergens. The most important allergy-causing mites found in homes worldwide are the house dust mites Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus and the storage mite Blomia tropicalis. It is important to know which mite species are present in a geographical area when performing diagnos...