Has anyone had experience in marking varroa mites? I have some techniques
in mind I would like to disscuss with others.

Thanks in advance,

Diana

Pennsylvania State University Bee Lab
Department of Entomology
501 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building
University Park, PA 16802
Lab: (814) 865 2810  Fax: (814) 865 3048
Email: acarapis@psu.edu

  http://www.psu.edu/dept/beehive/index.html
   http://MAAREC.cas.psu.edu/

I have a taxonomic question regarding Rhizoglyphus (Acaridae).
I was under the impression that the status of Rhizoglyphus echinopus and
Rhizoglyphus robini had been resolved through the papers of Manson,1972 and
others.  Hughes, 1976 interpretation does not seem to have been accepted.
I also believed that Rhizoglyphus hyacinthi Boisduval, 1867  had long ago been
synonymized with R. echinopus (Manson, 1972 and Robertson,1947).
However the status of R. hyacinthi has been raised again by a government
regulatory agency.
 Does anyone know anything about the current status of R.hyacinthi, if any.
There are no references to it in the RAE abstracts for the period 1972-99.  The
only current reference I can find is on the website of North Carolina State
University which refers to R.hyacinthi Banks in a page on bulb mites.  Garman,
1937. "A study of the bulb mite (Rhizoglyphus hyacinthi Banks)" appears to be
the most recent publication in which this species has a valid status.
 You will note that there is a discrepiency in the authority name, with Banks
and Boisduval both being given as authority names for Rhizoglyphus hyacinthi.
According to Robertson, 1947  "Banks, in 1906, considered the American species
to be identical with the Rhizoglyphus echinopus of Michael, but referred it to
Rhizoglyphus hyacinthi Boisduval."
This is presumeably the source of the authority name change.
I am hopeful that this will make sense to some of you.
I would be grateful for any information.
 
 

Maurice O'Donnell
Entomologist
National Plant Pest Reference Laboratory
Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry
PO Box 24
Lincoln
New Zealand
phone 64-3-325-3921
fax 64-3-325-3909
email odonnellm@maf.govt.nz

> ----------
> From:         Gallagher, Kevin (AGPP)[SMTP:Kevin.Gallagher@FAO.ORG]
> Reply To:     Afrik-IPM Discussion List
> Sent:         Monday, October 11, 1999 3:12 PM
> To:   AFRIK-IPM@LISTSERV.VT.EDU
> Subject:      FW: In search of potential collaborators to work on
> spider mitesinfestingdate palm fruit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Eric Palevsky [SMTP:palevsky@netvision.net.il]
> Sent:   Fri 01 October 1999 12:16
> To:     'Niek.VanDerGraaff@fao.org'
> Cc:     Uri Landau (E-mail)
> Subject:        In search of potential collaborators to work on spider
> mites
> infestingdate palm fruit
>
> Greetings,
>
> My name is Eric Palevsky and I am an Acarologist just recently
> stationed at
> the Volcani Center. I will be responsible for all Acarine research in
> plant
> protection. This past year I began to work on spider mites in date
> palms in
> the Arava valley. My cooperators are Prof. Gerson from the faculty of
> Agriculture, Hebrew University, Orna Ucko of the extension service
> stationed
> in the Arava, Raisa Chyzik of the Volcani Center and Amnon Greenberg
> of
> Southern Arava R&D.  The research is closely monitored by other
> prominent
> members of the Israeli Date Palm Council such as Buki Glazner and Uri
> Landau. Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with Uri Landau
> regarding
> possible international cooperation. Uri suggested that I contact you
> regarding the possibilities of developing joint applied research
> projects
> with our Arab colleagues. As I'm sure you know the pest that we are
> focusing
> on is presently a controlled pest in all Arab countries that cultivate
> date
> palms. Recently in U.S. date palm gardens resistance has developed in
> a pest
> (Oligonychus pratensis), closely related to our species.  It is only a
> matter of time that resistance will develop in the mite infesting date
> palms
> in the African Asian region (Oligonychus afrasiaticus).  Studies  are
> desperately needed to reduce pesticide use and to develop alternative
> control practices. We have just begun our research. This past year we
> concentrated on identifying the mite complex, phenology, assessing
> damage
> and cultivar effects. We have interesting preliminary results that we
> shall
> continue to substantiate in the coming season.
> Joint research based on collaboration between researchers of Arab
> countries,
> Israel and the U.S. and other international scientists is in the
> interests
> of all parties. I am now in contact with a research group in Davis and
> am
> looking for Arab colleagues as well as others to collaborate with. If
> you
> are aware of Arab scientists that would be interested in cooperating
> with us
> on this project or for that matter any other project involved with
> mite
> pests and beneficials please notify me and I would be happy to
> cooperate.
> Well I'll leave it at that. Hope to hear from you,
> Sincerely,
>
> Eric Palevsky
>
>
> Dr. Eric Palevsky
> Dept. of Entomology, Volcani Center, Israel
> Email: palevsky@netvision.net.il
>

Dear all,
You can evaluate the ACAROLOGIA Web-site which may be consulted at the
following address:
Http://alor.univ-montp3.fr/acrlg
Recent versions of navigator are needed.
If you have any problems to open the site, please send message to:
quissac@bred.univ-montp3.fr .
Please note the error message i.e:"error line 12", and references of the
navigator (netscape v.3.2).
Thank you.
Michel BERTRAND
ZOOGEOGRAPHIE
univ MONTPELLIER3
34199 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 5
FRANCE
(33 . 04 67 14 23 17)

Dear acarologists,

I'm work with solitary bee (from genus Osmia). Their common cleptoparasite
is Chaetodactilus osmiae (Acarina, Chaetodactylidae). This mite reduced my
population of Osmia bees any year before. However, this year result is bad
for bees. About 50% bee cells is infected by Chaetodactylus osmie. We are
stripping cocoons of Osmia bees, and separated health cocoon and infected
cocoons.
Do any know how I can to kill or remove this cleptoparasite from surface of
cocoons?
Have anybody an idea of control this mite?

Thanking in advance
 

Ljubisa Stanisavljevic
Institute of Zoology,
Faculty of Biology,
University of Belgrade,
Studentski trg 16,
11000 Belgrade,
Yugoslavia
Tel/Fax: +381 11 638 500
http://members.tripod.com/~ljstanis

Dear Sir

        I refer you to

        Ikegami, T. and T. Ebihara, 1980 - On the control of Pyemotes
                ventricosus Newport attacking the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
                Bull.Ibaraki Sericicult.Exp.Sta. 34:23-28

where he used Miteran, Qikron and Kelthane wettable powder as an effective
acaricide for Pyemotes, and harmless to the insect 3rd instar larvae.
        I understand that Pyemotes is very different from Chaetodactylus,
but, who knows if it works.

                                        Sincerely

                                        Carlos Flechtmann
                                        University of Sao Paulo - ESALQ
                                        Brasil

On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Ljubisa Stanisavljevic wrote:

> Dear acarologists,
>
> I'm work with solitary bee (from genus Osmia). Their common cleptoparasite
> is Chaetodactilus osmiae (Acarina, Chaetodactylidae). This mite reduced my
> population of Osmia bees any year before. However, this year result is bad
> for bees. About 50% bee cells is infected by Chaetodactylus osmie. We are
> stripping cocoons of Osmia bees, and separated health cocoon and infected
> cocoons.
> Do any know how I can to kill or remove this cleptoparasite from surface of
> cocoons?
> Have anybody an idea of control this mite?
>
> Thanking in advance
>
>
> Ljubisa Stanisavljevic
> Institute of Zoology,
> Faculty of Biology,
> University of Belgrade,
> Studentski trg 16,
> 11000 Belgrade,
> Yugoslavia
> Tel/Fax: +381 11 638 500
> http://members.tripod.com/~ljstanis
>
>

Dear acarologists,

I'm work with solitary bee (from genus Osmia). Their common cleptoparasite
is Chaetodactilus osmiae (Acarina, Chaetodactylidae). This mite reduced my
population of Osmia bees any year before. However, this year result is bad
for bees. About 50% bee cells is infected by Chaetodactylus osmie. We are
stripping cocoons of Osmia bees, and separated health cocoon and infected
cocoons.
Do any know how I can to kill or remove this cleptoparasite from surface of
cocoons?
Have anybody an idea of control this mite?

Thanking in advance
 

Ljubisa Stanisavljevic
Institute of Zoology,
Faculty of Biology,
University of Belgrade,
Studentski trg 16,
11000 Belgrade,
Yugoslavia
Tel/Fax: +381 11 638 500
http://members.tripod.com/~ljstanis

Dear all:
I'm looking for information about mites associated with carabid beetles
(Fam. Carabidae). Could someone send me references about this topic?
Thanks in advance.

Estimados colegas:
Estoy buscando información acerca de ácaros relacionados con coléopteros
carábidos (Fam. Carabidae). Podrían enviarme alguna referencia
bibliográfica al respecto?
Muchas gracias.

Pablo

***********************************************
* Pablo A. Martinez                           *
* Laboratorio de Artropodos                   *
* Departamento de Biologia                    *
* Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales    *
* Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata       *
* Funes 3350                                  *
* (7600) Mar del Plata                        *
* Argentina                                   *
***********************************************

Prezado Dr. Martinez

        Veja:

                Husband, R.W., 1986 - A new species of Caraboacarus ...
                        from Calosoma argentinense ... from Chile.
                        Great Lakes Entomol. 19(2):115-119.

                Husband, R.W., 1993 - A new Eutarsopolipus ... parasite
                        of Harpalus herbivagus (Carabidae) from Michigand.
                        Great Lakes Entomol. 26(1):1-14.

                Husband, R.W., 1998 - Two n.sp. of Eutarsopolipus ...
                        from Agronomum extensicola and Pterostichus
                        lucublandus ,,, Canada ... including keys of
                        the 23 American species ... from Carabid beetles.
                        Ann.Entomol.Soc.Amer. 91(3):279-287.

                Husband, R.W. & H. Dastych, 1998 - A n.sp. of
                        Eutarsopolipus ... from Chlaenius sericeus ...
                        from Athens, Georgia, USA.
                        Entomol.Mitt.zool.Mus.Hamburg 12(158):317-326

                Husband, R.W. & M. Eidelberg, 1996 - A n.sp. of
                        Eutarsopolipus ... from Trichognathus
                        marginipenis... from Brazil.
                        Internat.J.Acarol. 22(3):193-197

                Husband, R.W. and S.M. Husband, Caraboacarus towleyi...
                        associated with Egadnoma .. on Guadalcanal Island.
                        Michigan Academician 16(2):157-166.

                Husband, R.W. and D.O. Husband, 1996 - A n.sp. of
                        Eutarsopolipus ... from Amara californica ...
                        from California.
                        Proc.Entomol.Soc.Washington 98(3):465-470.

        Podera contactar Dr. Husband em

                rhusband@adrian.adrian.edu

Ele tambemn esta interessado em receber acaros de Carabidae.

                                Atenciosamente

                                Carlos H.W. Flechtmann
                                Univ.S. Paulo - ESALQ
                                Piracicaba, SP
                                Brasil

On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Pablo A. Martinez wrote:

> Dear all:
> I'm looking for information about mites associated with carabid beetles
> (Fam. Carabidae). Could someone send me references about this topic?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Estimados colegas:
> Estoy buscando información acerca de ácaros relacionados con coléopteros
> carábidos (Fam. Carabidae). Podrían enviarme alguna referencia
> bibliográfica al respecto?
> Muchas gracias.
>
> Pablo
>
> ***********************************************
> * Pablo A. Martinez                           *
> * Laboratorio de Artropodos                   *
> * Departamento de Biologia                    *
> * Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales    *
> * Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata       *
> * Funes 3350                                  *
> * (7600) Mar del Plata                        *
> * Argentina                                   *
> ***********************************************
>

Dear Carlos
Ola! As you can see I am not so far from you!And you should cosider this as
a threat,in the meaning that me (and Eleonora) are approaching Brasil!! the
next year for the congress in Iguassou!So,since now ,you can start
preparing some "festival" for our arrival!!I hope you both are OK,and
really we are looking forward to meet you!
Now I would like to know from you something:In my opinion Tetranychus
urticae and T.cinnabarinus were two different species;afterwards I got your
book with Bolland and Gutierrez,1998-World catalogue ecc.ecc.,and it seems
that the two species are synonimous; may be I do not understand
something,and for that I am writing you asking:are they the same species or
are they two different species?In this last case how we can disringuish
between them?I will be waiting for a your replay.
Best regards to Sumara.
Ciao!
Salvatore
Robinson Vargas (Entomologist, MSc & PhD)
Centro Experimental de Entomología, La Cruz, INIA
Chorrillos 86, La Cruz, V Región, CHILE
PH: 56 33 312366(Work);56 33 411110 (home)
FAX: 56 33 310666
Email: rvargas@lacruz.inia.cl

>
>
>
>>From: "Bert Mans" <bmans@kabelfoon.nl>
>>To: "ZQ Zhang" <zq_z@hotmail.com>
>>Subject: Re: Mite Pictures
>>Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:52:22 +0200
>>
>>Beiing a "mite photographer", I send you two examples  of  predatory
>>mites,Hypoaspis aculeifer,  predating its prey, a bulb mite.Of course, I
>>make pictures of all kinds of mites. If you are interested please contact
>>me.
>>Greetings, Bert Mans
>>
>>----------
>> > Van: ZQ Zhang <zq_z@hotmail.com>
>> > Aan: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
>> > Onderwerp: Fwd: Mite Pictures
>> > Datum: dinsdag 26 oktober 1999 9:52
>> >
>> > From: "Aaron Becker" <aandab@erols.com>
>> > To: <acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
>> > Subject: Mite Pictures
>> > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 14:32:54 -0400
>> >
>> >     I am currently developing a short educational unit on Mites and am
>> > trying to obtaining copies of good 35mm color or black and white
>> > photomicrographs of mites  suitable for reproduction. . (All original
>> > materials are returned promptly. If copies are provided, we will
>>reimburse
>> > the contributor for the copy cost plus the agreed-upon fee as discussed
>> > below.)
>> >
>> > The work is designed for middle school and high school biology and
>>consists
>> > of a 4 page text folder explaining the pictures that accompany it on a
>>short
>> > film strip. We usually incorporate 8-10 pictures on the strip. We
>>normally
>> > pay $100 per picture for one time use as described above but the final
>>fee
>> > is negotiable based on the number and rarety of the pictures selected.
>>Then
>> > contributor would, of course, also receive photocredit in the text
>> > materials.
>> >
>> > For each picture selected we will need the following information:
>> >
>> >     1.The magnification at which the microscope was set when the
picture
>>was
>> > taken.
>> >     2.A brief description of any important features of the specimen as
>>seen
>> > on the slide. (A labelled sketch would help.)
>> >     3. Identification of the specimen (Common and Scientific name.)
>> >
>> > Specifically, we are looking for the following photomicrographs:
>> >     Dust Mite
>> >     Scabies Mite
>> >     Chigger
>> >     Deer Tick (lyme Disease)
>> >     Eyelash follicle Mite
>> >     Water Mite
>> >     Honey Bee tracheal Mite
>> >     Spider Mite
>> >     Larval Stage of any of the above
>> >
>> > Can you help me?
>> >
>> > Aaron Becker
>> >
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I am looking for current papers of pathogen transfer by ticks as it relates
to tick bites/injections of material.  I did a quick search and came up
with five papers, just wondering if there is any more out there.

Here is what I came up with:

Alekseev, A. N. Accumulation of pathogens as a function of the saliva of
ticks (Acarina, Ixodidae). Doklady Biological Sciences. 1997. 354: 1/6,
246-249. 15 ref. Abstract

Beaty, B. J.  Marquardt, W. C. Editors The biology of disease vectors.
University Press of Colorado, Niwot, CO, USA: 1996. xv + 632 pp. many ref.
Abstract

Bowman, A. S.  Coons, L. B.  Needham, G. R.  Sauer, J. R. Tick saliva:
recent advances and implications for vector competence. Abstract

Sauer, J. R.  Bowman, A. S.  McSwain, J. L.  Essenberg, R. C. ed. Wikel, S.
K. Salivary gland physiology of blood-feeding arthropods. The immunology of
host-ectoparasitic arthropod relationships. CAB INTERNATIONAL, Wallingford,
UK: 1996. 62-84. 6 pp.

Telford, S. R., III.  Armstrong, P. M.  Katavolos, P.  Foppa, I.  Olmeda
Garcia, A. S.  Wilson, M. L.  Spielman, A. Harvard School of Public Health,
Boston, MA, USA. A new tick-borne encephalitis-like virus infecting new
England deer ticks, Ixodes dammini. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 1997. 3:
2, 165-170. 24 ref.  Abstract

From: "Aaron Becker" <aandab@erols.com>
To: <acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
Subject: Mite Pictures
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 14:32:54 -0400

   I am currently developing a short educational unit on Mites and am
trying to obtaining copies of good 35mm color or black and white
photomicrographs of mites  suitable for reproduction. . (All original
materials are returned promptly. If copies are provided, we will reimburse
the contributor for the copy cost plus the agreed-upon fee as discussed
below.)

The work is designed for middle school and high school biology and consists
of a 4 page text folder explaining the pictures that accompany it on a short
film strip. We usually incorporate 8-10 pictures on the strip. We normally
pay $100 per picture for one time use as described above but the final fee
is negotiable based on the number and rarety of the pictures selected. Then
contributor would, of course, also receive photocredit in the text
materials.

For each picture selected we will need the following information:

   1.The magnification at which the microscope was set when the picture was
taken.
   2.A brief description of any important features of the specimen as seen
on the slide. (A labelled sketch would help.)
   3. Identification of the specimen (Common and Scientific name.)

Specifically, we are looking for the following photomicrographs:
   Dust Mite
   Scabies Mite
   Chigger
   Deer Tick (lyme Disease)
   Eyelash follicle Mite
   Water Mite
   Honey Bee tracheal Mite
   Spider Mite
   Larval Stage of any of the above

Can you help me?

Aaron Becker

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To: Acarologylist
From: de Lillo Enrico <delillo@agr.uniba.it>
Subject: 4th EURAAC Symposium, Siena, Italy, July 24-29, 2000

Dear colleagues,
we would like to remember you the 4th EURAAC Symposium (Siena, Italy, on
July 24-29, 2000) on " Acarid Phylogeny and Evolution. Adaptations in mites
and ticks ".

The organization of the Symposium is going on with regard to its several
aspects.

We invite you to file the application form on the web site
http://www.unisi.it/ricerca/dip/bio_evol/sitoeuraac/siena2000.html.

We expect a relevant presence of people in Siena during the 2000 (Jubilee
Year) especially in summer. Therefore we need to organize carefully the
accomodation of the delegates and their accompanying persons.

So, we suggest to confirm your interest in the symposium as soon as
possible.

Thanks for your help

Enrico de Lillo
On behalf of the Organizing Committee

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Dear all: The following message, copied to this list by R. Ochoa, failed to
reach everyone due to address problems, and is forwared here for you
information. Zhi-Qiang Zhang, Acarology List-owner
_______________________________________
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 14:34:13 -0400
From: "ronald ochoa" <rochoa@sel.barc.usda.gov>
To: lcoons@cc.memphis.edu,welbouc@doacs.state.fl.us,
       <jmguerrerob@hotmail.com, ccc@icon.lal.ufl.edu,
       raNorton@mailbox.syr.edu, D.Walter@mailbox.uq.edu.au,
       acarology@nhm.ac.uk, rietcc@PLANT2.AGRIC.ZA, bmoc@umich.edu
Cc: FURTH.DAVID@NMNH.SI.EDU,ROBBINS.ROBERT@NMNH.SI.EDU,
       mschauff@sel.barc.usda.gov, mstoetzel@sel.barc.usda.gov
Subject: USA  Mite National Collection
 
 

Dear Friends in Acarology:

The plant-feeding mite portion of the SI National Collection of Insects and
Mites is located in the Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL), ARS, USDA,
and has been moved into remodeled rooms in Building 005, BARC-W, USDA, 10300
Baltimore Avenue,  Beltsville, Maryland 20705.  The collection had been
located in two different buildings (046, 047)  and in three different rooms.

During the last three weeks of September, the SEL staff at Beltsville very
carefully packed thousands of slide boxes and hundreds of alcohol jars,
containing the mite, scale insect, aphid, whitefly, psyllid, and thrips
collections.  From October 4 to October 7, with the help of professional
movers, all of the collections were moved to Building 005.

The slide-mounted mite collection is now located in Room 002, and the
alcohol mite collection is located in Room 001.  The mite research office is
located in Room 008.

Several important improvements have been realized due to the efforts of Dr.
Manya B. Stoetzel, SEL Research Leader.  Previously SEL had purchased
special drawers and steel cabinets to hold the valuable dried collection
received from Dr. Keiffer.  Three new special alcohol steel cabinets now
hold the alcohol mite collection including the Newell water mite collection.

New office furniture and a new LEICA microscope with the top of the line DIC
lens have been assigned to the mite section.  Our new facilities also have
space for visitors.

It is our hope that all of these improvements will help not only the
curation and improvement of the mite material but also the visitation of
scientists who are interested in this important and historical mite
collection.

Ronald Ochoa
Systematic Entomology Laboratory
USDA, ARS, PSI
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