Longior zayasi Coy, García & Alvarez, 1993 is established as incertae sedis because the males (declared as the holotype) are inconsistent with the generic diagnosis, particularly in relation to the morphology of the head and tail. Thus, the females of Longior zayasi species (which agree with the generic diagnosis) are renamed and re-described as Longior longior Morffe & García sp. n. We also de...

Abstract Background The predatory mite, Blattisocius mali Oudemans (Mesostigmata: Blattisociidae), feeds on various species of storage mites such as Tyrophagous putresentiae (Schrank). In this study, life table parameters and consumption rates B. were determined when fed the eggs larvae T. putrescentiae prey under laboratory conditions. Results Based age-stage two-sex analysis, total pre-ovipos...

We report a case of infestation long-term laboratory colony soft ticks, Ornithodoros moubata, with mites that were molecularly identified as Tyrophagus fanetzhangorum using the COI gene and discuss possible nature interaction between these two acarines.

BACKGROUND The importance of different allergens in association with IgE production and canine atopic dermatitis (CAD) has been poorly studied and few studies exist on factors influencing allergen-specific IgE antibodies in serum. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence of elevated IgE levels to different environmental allergens in Norwegian dogs with a suspicion...

mite allergens. Although mites were first grown on human skin scales collected from barber shops and on yeast [1] , other food media used included fish food flakes, dried Daphnia, dog food, rodent chow, several cereal preparations, and even mold cultures [2] . Due to their position in the trophic chain, mites mainly feed on proteins found in house and mattress dust. A supplement of yeast is als...