Proctophyllodes huitzilopochtlii Atyeo & Braasch 1966 (Acariformes: Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae), a feather mite, was found on feathers collected from five hummingbird species in California. This mite has not been previously documented on feathers from Anna's (Calypte anna [Lesson 1829]) or Black-chinned (Archilochus alexandri [Bourcier & Mulsant 1846]) Hummingbirds. A total of 753 hummingbird...

Soil mesofauna play an essential role in soil functioning. However, studies on the impact of agricultural management quality, overall abundance and specific groups thereof has not been widely used as indicator developing countries. Here, we a quality compared to more traditional chemical, physical, microbial indicators, comparison three diverse systems Central Cuba: state (CSt), conventional pr...

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart, 1897) (Acariformes: Astigmata: Pyroglyphidae) is amongst the most common house dust mites (HDMs) species in Europe. Vacuuming commonly employed as a method for recovery subsequent quantification of mite densities. The vacuuming protocols and their efficiencies are frequently unreported. In this study, constant-flow vacuum sampler was used to evaluate ...