Dear Netters.
There are other publications than the one by C. Bader (which I mentioned earlier), which also have nice colored poster-like photographs and or drawings of mites and damages, as

Laffi, F. & I. Ponti, 1997
Acari dannosi alle piante. 118 pp
Edizione l'Informatore Agrario

Dr. Franco Laffi
Osservatorio Regionale delle malattie delle piante
RegioneEmilia Romagna
via Corticella, 133
40129 Bologna, Italy

Magdalena K.P. Smith Meyer, 1981
Mite pests of crops in Southern Africa.
Plant Protection Res.Inst. ScienceBulletin Nr. 397, 92 pp

MKPS Meyer can possibly be reached at rieteau@plant2.agric.ZA in care of Dr. Ueckermann
Keifer, H.H., E.W. Baker, T.Kono, M. Delfinado & W.E. Styer An illustrated guide to plant abnormalities caused by Eriophyid mites in North America United States Dept. Agriculture, Agricultural Handbook Nr. 573,  178 pp.  Available from
Superintendent of Documents
US Government Printing Office
Washington DC  20402
USA

There are also plates of plant mites and damages in Bayer's (The Chemical Industry Bayer) Pflanzenschutz-Compendium chwf

On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Van Schagen, John wrote:

>
> Dear Acarologists,
>
> Does anyone know if there's a poster with colour photographs showing some
> of the pest mite species from around the world, and where to obtain a
> copy if there is one?  I'm looking to fill some wall space in my office.
>
 > Thanks in advance,
>
> John.
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>  -
>
> John van Schagen
> Quarantine Entomologist
> Agriculture Western Australia
> Baron-Hay Court
> South Perth 6151
> Western Australia
>
> Email: johnvs@apb.agric.wa.gov.au
>  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  ---
>

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Dear Acarologists

Please allow me to introduce myself: I am an acarologist in the Biosystematics Division of the ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute in South Africa, mainly doing research on the Eriophyoidea.

We recently moved to new premises.  Dr. Eddie Ueckermann is a colleague of mine.
New telephone nr:  +27-12-329 3274/5/6/7
New fax nr:  +27-12-329 3278
New e-mail address:  rietcc@plant2.agric.za

Best wishes
Charnie

*  CHARNIE CRAEMER
*  Acarologist
*  LNR-NAVORSINGSINSTITUUT VIR PLANTBESKERMING
*  ARC-PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE
*  Privaatsak X134
*  PRETORIA, SUID-AFRIKA (SOUTH AFRICA) 0001
*  e-mail: rietcc@plant2.agric.za
*  TEL: +27-12-329 3276  FAX: +27-12-329 3278
*  My menings is my eie, en reflekteer nie
*  noodwendig die menings van LNR-NIPB nie

From:  martin <BakerMA@cardiff.ac.uk>
To: AGCAN.INTERNET("acarology@nhm.ac.uk")
Date:  3/27/97 5:23am

Does anyone know anything about the boxwood mite, Eurytetranychus  buxi ? I would be particularly interested to know how it overwinters.

Thanks,
Martin Baker

School of Pure and Applied Biology
University of Wales, Cardiff
bakerma@cardiff.ac.uk

All:
        Thank you for your response to my request from Darlyne Murawski  for a sample of house dust mites.  She has been contacted by one of you and will be receiving her mites.
 

        Jeffrey C. May, M.A.

From:  John Clark <jclark@netsource.co.nz>
To: "Carlos H.W. Flechtmann" <chwflech@carpa.ciagri.us...
Date:  4/1/97 1:36am
Subject:  Re: Mite posters?

I illustrate my acari in pastel on pastel paper. Most are about A4 size.  I have drawn about 50. Draw them live. They are great subjects and don't charge for the sitting!   Forget the Photos! Find the local illustrator or go buy a box of pastels and some good paper.

CC: "Van Schagen, John" <JohnVS@apb.agric.wa.gov.au>

Dear Acarologists,

Does anyone know if there's a poster with colour photographs showing some of the pest mite species from around the world, and where to obtain a copy if there is one?  I'm looking to fill some wall space in my office.

Thanks in advance,

John.
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John van Schagen
Quarantine Entomologist
Agriculture Western Australia
Baron-Hay Court
South Perth 6151
Western Australia

Email: johnvs@apb.agric.wa.gov.au
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Dear Sirs.
I would appreciate it very much receiving the E-mail address of
Dr. Barry M. OConnor
Museum of Zoology
University of Michigan.

Carlos H.W. Flechtmann
CNPq Researcher,
Univ. Sao Paulo / ESALQ
Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

At 2:54 PM 4/2/97, Carlos H.W. Flechtmann wrote:
Dear Sirs.
        I would appreciate it very much receiving the E-mail address of
                Dr. Barry M. OConnor
                Museum of Zoology
                University of Michigan.
 

To Carlos and all:
        I'm told that my e-mail address is incorrect in both the Acarological Society of America list and the Entomological Society of America list.  For those interested, you can find me at:  bmoc@umich.edu
--Barry

Barry M. OConnor                phone: (313) 763-4354
Museum of Zoology               FAX: (313) 763-4080
University of Michigan          e-mail: bmoc@umich.edu
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079  USA

I need the e-mail address of Dr Gerd Alberti, Greifswald University, Germany. Could anybody help?

Thanks
Louise Coetzee
__________________________________________________________________
Dept. of Acarology, National Museum,
P.O. Box 266, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
Tel. +27-(0)51-4479609  Fax. +27-(0)51-4476273

Dear colleaques,

      According to Jeppson et al. (1975) Tetranychus canadensis (McGregor) is distributed in Canada, U.S.A., Africa, Middle East and Poland.  I, however, lack literature proof of the African and Middle East records, can you help me with references ?. How wide is this species distributed in the Middle East and does it occur on the fruits of fruit trees? Thanking you in anticipation
 

Yours sincerely
Eddie Ueckermann

From:  Tim Benton <t.g.benton@stir.ac.uk>
To: "'acarology'" <acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
Date:  4/14/97 4:46am
Subject:  PhD studentship

Dear All,

I have a PhD studentship available for a project looking at andropolymorphism in mites.  If you know of any student who is looking for a PhD place and is either interested in mites (or other invertes) and/or life-history evolution/behavioural ecology please point them in my direction.

Many thanks

Tim

Dr Tim Benton
Department of Biological & Molecular Sciences
University of Stirling
STIRLING
FK9 4LA, UK
tel: -44-(0)1786-467809
fax:-44-(0)1786-464994
email:t.g.benton@stir.ac.uk

1997 ACAROLOGY SUMMER PROGRAM AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION - SEND BY E-MAIL, FAX OR REGULAR MAIL  REGISTER EARLY AS SPACE IS LIMITED!

Name ___________________________

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Check Course Desired:(SEE DATES BELOW)
___Introductory Acarology (1 wk)
___Parasitengona (2 wks)
___Med.-Vet. Acarology (2 wks)
___Agricultural Acarology (2 wks)

COURSE FEES:
* Introductory Acarology (1 wk) $500
* Parasitengone Mites (2 wks) $1000
* Medical - Veterinary Acarology (2 wks) or
Agricultural Acarology (2 wks) $1000
* Graduate Student Rate:
$400 - Introductory Acarology
$800 - Parasitengona or Med./Vet. or Ag. * Fee includes double or triple occupancy in an efficiency apartment & course costs. Fees are paid in U.S. funds before the workshop unless other arrangements are made.

Return via e-mail, regular mail or fax to:
Acarology Laboratory
 The Ohio State University
484 W. 12th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA
Phone: (614)688-3026 or (614)292-7180
FAX: (614) 292-1538 Needham.1@osu.edu OR Klompen.1@osu.edu Space is
limited, so register early.
Registration Deadline: June 2

INTRODUCTORY ACAROLOGY

JUNE 23 - 28: This intensive one-week workshop presents an overview of the identification, systematics, and biology of the major groups of Acari. A second emphasis is techniques (study, collecting, preservation) used in acarology. The course is designed as either a stand alone course or as an introduction for the novice to prepare for the other, more specialized workshop units (Klompen).

PARASITENGONE MITES (NEW OFFERING)

JUNE 23 - JULY 5: This intensive two-week workshop will review one of the largest radiations in the Acari. The main emphasis is on identification and systematics, but this course will have a strong secondary emphasis on ecology and life-history. The latter will include larval host- and post-larval habitat-specificity, biogeography, and behavior.

Week One will focus on the terrestrial Parasitengona, superfamilies Calyptostomatoidea, Erythraeoidea, and Trombidioidea (Welbourn, Wohltmann).

Week Two will concentrate on a single lineage, the Hydracarina or water mites. Identifications will include formal keys, as well as procedures for field identification of the most common forms. (Mitchell, Proctor, B. Smith, I. Smith). Straddling both weeks are discussions of functional morphology in both groups (Mitchell, Witte).

MEDICAL - VETERINARY ACAROLOGY

JUNE 30 - JULY 11: During these intensive two weeks experts will review Acari that are important parasites or associates of man, domesticated animals, and other vertebrates. Identification of important forms to the specific level will be stressed in lab.

Week One deals with mites, excluding ticks. This array includes parasitic dermanyssoid Mesostigmata, eleutherengone Prostigmata, chiggers, and Astigmata. Specific attention is paid to collection, ecology and allergies associated with house dust and scabies mites. Generalized collection methods for bird and mammal parasites will be demonstrated. (Arlian, Atyeo, Kethley, OConnor, Welbourn)

 Week two deals with the ticks. Discussions of tick systematics, morphology, physiology, and epidemiology will be presented. Dr. Burgdorfer will discuss the current status of Lyme disease and Ixodes ticks, and spotted fever group rickettsiae. There will be a collecting trip on July 6 before the
formal course begins. (Burgdorfer, Demaree, Keirans, Needham, Robbins)

AGRICULTURAL ACAROLOGY

JUNE 30 - JULY 11: This intensive two-week course reviews the mites, pests and predators, associated with crops, ornamental plants, and stored products with an emphasis on identification and classification. These mites are of major importance in agriculture worldwide. Problems associated with the frequent development of acaricide resistance and the options for use of mites in biocontrol will be discussed.

Week One will treat the Phytoseiidae (Walter), Eriophyoidea (Amrine), and Tetranychoidea (Welbourn, Wrensch).

Week Two focuses on Tarsonemida and Parasitengone (Welbourn), stored product mites (OConnor) & miscellaneous Prostigmata (Kethley).

SCHOLARSHIPS
HOOGSTRAAL FUND AT OSU:
Family and friends of the late Harry Hoogstraal have established an endowed fund at OSU to honor his outstanding career, which included 5 yrs of teaching in the Workshop (1977-81). This $600 scholarship is to encourage participation by young scholars, who also have financial need. Applicants bring the following to OSU: 1) A letter by the student giving background, interests and accomplishments (publications, presentations, grants) with a description of how attending the Acarology Summer Program will augment their career in Acarology. 2) The student's advisor should send a letter that relates the scholarly potential of the applicant in Acarology, and document the financial need. The student should turn in these materials upon arrival at the workshop. Announcement of the recipient will be made at the conclusion of the Workshop.

JOHNSTON FUND AT OSU:
Limited financial assistance may be available to graduate students or international participants from the D.E. Johnston Memorial Fund. Assistance will be in the form of partial waiver of registration only. Travel or per diem funds are not available. A written statement of need and how the workshop will augment their career is required for consideration.

HISTORY AND COLLECTIONS

The Acarology Laboratory has been associated with The Ohio State University since 1961, and is part of the Department of Entomology in the College of Biological Sciences, and the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The laboratory was founded by the late George W.
Wharton as the Institute of Acarology at Duke University in 1951, and was continued at the University of Maryland from 1954 to 1961. The Laboratory has maintained the Acarologists of the World and hosted the Ixth International Congress of Acarology in July 1994. Many of the world's
 acarologists received their first serious exposure to the Acari while taking the intensive Acarology Summer Program. More than 20 outstanding lecturers now take part in teaching the workshop.  The Laboratory recently hired Hans Klompen to secure the future of the collection and acarine systematics at The Ohio State University. His interests are in morphology and molecular based systematics of Acari, and in the use of systematics in studying the evolution of ontogenetic patterns and host associations. Current projects focus on the evolution of Ixodida, Holothyrida, and basal Mesostigmata. Glen Needham's interests include the physiology and control of ticks, house dust mites and bee mites. Dana Wrensch works on the population genetics of the acari. Rodger Mitchell is devoting his time to water mite ecology and identification. Don Yehling studies the biology and
control of house dust mites.

This is a world collection of Acari with outstanding representations of the soil fauna from North America, Europe and the Neotropics. Other special strengths are the collections of velvet mites, chiggers and water mites, and the parasitic mites on mammals. You are very welcome to visit the new Museum of Biological Diversity and Acarine Physiology Laboratory on the OSU campus.

DISTINGUISHED INVITED TEACHING STAFF

JIM AMRINE
West Virginia University
LARRY ARLIAN
Wright State University
TOM ATYEO
University of Georgia
WILLY BURGDORGER
NIH, Rocky Mt. Lab
HERALD DEMAREE, JR.
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
JIM KEIRANS
Georgia Southern University
JOHN KETHLEY
Field Museum of Natural History-Chicago
BARRY OCONNOR
University of Michigan
HEATHER PROCTOR
Queens University, Canada
RICHARD ROBBINS
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
BRUCE SMITH
Ithaca College
IAN SMITH
Agriculture Canada
DAVID EVANS WALTER
University of Queensland, Australia
CAL WELBOURN
Florida Dept. Agriculture
HARALD WITTE
 University of Bremen, Germany
ANDREAS WOHLTMANN
University of Bremen, Germany

OSU Staff:
HANS KLOMPEN
RODGER MITCHELL
GLEN NEEDHAM
DANA WRENSCH
DON YEHLING

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GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN KARST STUDIES

The Cave Conservancy Foundation is sponsoring an annual competition for a $15,000 graduate fellowship in karst studies.  The fellowship, designed to foster graduate research, will be awarded to a master's or doctoral student who is working on a thesis or dissertation in some aspect of karst.  The work can be in any of the sciences or other disciplines that  in someway has a relationship with karst terrain, karst processes, caves, etc.  Competition will not be limited to the classic sciences such as archeology, biology, geology and hydrology but may include ecology, conservation, civil engineering, pollution, restoration, water quality and other social issues resulting from karst processes.   An applicant must be full-time graduate student at a U.S. college or university.  Applications must include a thesis proposal, graduate transcripts, and two letters of recommendation, one being from the thesis advisor.  Applications are due by June 1.  Awards will be announced by July 15.  For more information contact:

                 Dr David Culver
Department of Biology
American University
Washington, DC 20016
or via E-mail <dculver@american.edu>

Mail applications to:

Cave Conservancy Foundation
Attn. Graduate Fellowship Program
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Note:  Please reply only to the addresses above, not the lists or me.

Thank you

I have two researchers from Munich looking for Chorioptes from cattle and Psoroptes from rabbits from North America for DNA studies. Does anybody have colonies of these mites available or infested animals? If so please contact me and I will forward the information  to them and they will
contact you. Thanks.

William F. Fisher
Microbiologist
USDA, ARS
email: fisher@kt.com

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has information and/or experience with predator mite releases for control of T. urticae and the McDaniel mite. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Asher Steed
IPM Technician
Pro-tect Crop Protection Services
Langley, BC, Canada
e-mail - steed@sfu.ca

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