Does anyone know of a good starting place to find out about work done on using mites as archaeological indicators please ?
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You can check S. Denford's paper (1978) Mites and their potential use in archaeology, pp77-83, in Research problems in zooarchaeology,eds. Brothwell, Thomas, Clutton-Brock, Occ. Public. No.3, London, Inst. of Archaeology.

If you get any other paper titles from this query, please let me know.  I am also interested in mites and archeology. Thanks.

Sabina
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On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Clive Bowman wrote:

> Does anyone know of a good starting place to find out about work done on
> using mites as archaeological indicators please ?
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>
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>   Internet: Clive@livedata.co.uk
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Dear Acarologists
I need Dr. E.Westphal (Strasbourg, France) e-mail address. Could anybody help?

Anna Tomczyk

Department of Applied Entomology
Warsaw Agricultural University,
Nowoursynowska 166
02-787 Warsaw, Poland
tel/fax 048-22-8434942
e-mail Tomczyk@Alpha.SGGW.WAW.Pl

Dear colleagues,

let me inform you that Institute of Entomology of the Czech Academy of Sciences organizes VIth European Congress of Entomology which will be held in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic in August 23-29, 1998. Several workshops are planned for that Congress. One of them will concerns subject ARTHROPOD CUTICLE, conveners: S.O.Andersen (Denmark) and F. Weyda (Czech Republic). Workshop will cover several topics listed below (the list is not completed, it is possible to add some other subjects in relation to arthropod cuticle):

MORPHOLOGY AND ULTRASTRUCTURE

Proposed subjects: basic structural characteristics, difference between cuticles of main arthropod groups, special cuticular layers like mesocuticle and subcuticle etc., cuticle in specific areas: tendon,
in various sensory organs, transporting epithelia, peritrophic membrane, stridulatory organs...

COMPOSITION OF CUTICLE

Proposed subjects: Chitin: structure, organization, biosynthesis, microarchitecture in various types of cuticle, degradation.
Proteins: structure, properties, regional differentiation, hormonal  control of synthesis, modifications.
Lipids: Surface lipids, role for water impermeability, other roles, cuticular lipids..
Sclerotization: Precursors, enzymes, chemistry, modification of  mechanical properties of cuticle, role for water content.

FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS

Proposed subjects: Cuticle and water: the role of cuticle in avoiding dessication, cuticle in transporting epithelia, differences between "hydrophilic" and "hydrophobic" cuticle, etc. The role of cuticle in arthropod defense systems, local destruction of cuticle by penetrating pathogens and other organisms (like entomoparasitic nematods).

CUTICULAR DYNAMICS

Proposed subjects: Hormones and cuticle, cuticular degradation...

VARIA various interesting results slightly outside of categories mentioned above

 We are still looking for potential participants. I believe that also cuticle of Acari is interesting subject for that workshop.  For example, I plan to present there some results concerning cuticle of spider mites hoping that some other colleagues will attend us and presenth there their interesting discoveries.
     Please, contact me as soon as posssible (best via e-mail) if you would like to obtain additional information (by e-mail) and/or final circular (containing all necessary forms) by post. I would by also grateful for any comment.

Thank you very much for your attention. Let me also wish to all acarologists HAPPY NEW YEAR 1998.

Sincerely,

                                    Frantisek Weyda

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   Frantisek Weyda, PhD.
   Institute of Entomology
   Branisovska 31
   370 05 Ceske Budejovice
   Czech Republic
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   Fax.:  +420 38 43625
   e-mail: weyda@entu.cas.cz
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The writer published in Bull.Annls.Soc. r. belge Ent. 131(1995):3-15 her findings at the archeological site of Baalbek, Lebanon, of acarian sculptures observed in the roof of the peristyle of the Roman temple of Bacchus. An abstract of the publication reads as follows: A series of four sculptures of Acarina, approximately 24 cm long andd 20cm wide have been recently discovered at the monumental Roman site in >Baalbek, Lebanon. At the temple of Bacchus carved onto the ceiling of the peristyle,19m high, on the northern side are four rhomboids, each containing a sculpture of an Acarina. While Acarina have been reported in literature since the time of Homer, about 850BC, it would appear that these would be the first recognizable representation of them." A reprint is available upon request. Flora Gorirossi-Bourdeau, 26 avenue des Fleurs B-1150 Brussels, Belgium.

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The 11th International Acarology Course organized on behalf of SIALF is devoted to plant mites and will be held in Belgium from 3 to 10 September 1998.

For further information or registration, please contact Prof. Ph. Lebrun

(lebrun@ecol.ucl.ac.be)

or visit our website :http://www.biol.ucl.ac.be/ecol/cours/acarologie/acarologie.html

Dear Colleagues,

A WWW site of 4th International Symposium on Population Dynamics of Plant-Inhabiting Mites (Kyoto, Japan, May 10-14, 1999) is established.

http://www.affrc.go.jp:8001/acari/Population_Dynamics/first_announcement.html

Best Regards,

Norihide HINOMOTO
 

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 Norihide HINOMOTO
 Laboratory of Natural Enemy Breeding
 National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science
 e-mail: hinomoto@nises.affrc.go.jp
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Dear Acarologists,

Does anyone know a source where I could obtain Tyrophagus spp. and Cheyletus eruditus for rearing?  Your help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Lisa

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Lisa A. Nordstrom
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Utah State University
Logan, UT  84321 USA
(435) 755-2947
email SLV2V@cc.usu.edu
 

From:  Alasdair Nisbet <a.j.nisbet@abdn.ac.uk>
To: AGCAN.INTERNET("acarology@nhm.ac.uk")
Date:  1/15/98 4:41am
Subject:  Artificial diets

I'd be very grateful to anyone who could offer me some practical advice on the subject of feeding Tetranychus urticae on artificial diets.

I've read Van der Geest et al.'s 1983 paper and prepared a diet in the way that they describe. However there are several practical aspects which I haven't sorted out. For example, do the mites feed better if they are placed on top or bottom of the diet sachet? Do they feed better on the diet after transfer from some plant species as opposed to others (as is the case with aphids). Do they feed better after starvation, if so, how long?

Thanks in advance,

Al

Alasdair Nisbet
Dept of Zoology
University of Aberdeen
Tillydrone Avenue
Aberdeen
AB24 2TZ
UK

Tel. (01224) 272278
Fax  (01224) 272396
 

From:  Brian Croft <croftb@ava.bcc.orst.edu>
To: AGCAN.INTERNET("acarology@nhm.ac.uk")
Date:  Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:35:07 -0800
Subject:  ?

We would like to identify anyone who has a laboratory colony of Phytoseiulus macropilis (not Phytoseius macropilis) in culture.  Thank you.
 
BAC

Hello colleagues,

Sorry to invidae your cyberspace,but I do need the following publication urgently. It is not available locally (South Africa),  I am told by Inter Library Loans.

Karg, W. 1967. Parasiten oder harmlose Passagiere? Mikrocosmos 56: 365 - 370

It was thus quoted by Binns, E. S. 1982 - Biol. Rev. 57:598

Please if you could help me with a copy I would be most grateful,

A. M. Camerik
Dept. of Zoology
University of the Witwatersrand
Wits 2050
Johannesburg
South Africa

Hello colleagues,

Sorry to invidae your cyberspace,but I do need the following publication urgently. It is not available locally (South Africa),  I am told by Inter Library Loans.

Karg, W. 1967. Parasiten oder harmlose Passagiere? Mikrocosmos 56: 365 - 370

It was thus quoted by Binns, E. S. 1982 - Biol. Rev. 57:598

Please if you could help me with a copy I would be most grateful,

A. M. Camerik
Dept. of Zoology
University of the Witwatersrand
Wits 2050
Johannesburg
South Africa

We would like to identify someone who has a laboratory colony of Neoseiulus (Amblyseius) longispinosus in culture.  Thank you.

BAC, Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331

Dear acarologsists,

The registration forms for the International Congress of Acarology, Canberra, July 1998, were sent out before Christmas. If you have not received your form yet, or you would like to receive a form, please contact the Congress secretariat as soon as you can. Their address is Australian Convention and Travel Service,

acarology@acts.ccmail.compuserve.com

or fax 61-2-6257 3256

Further Congress information can be found on the web page
http://www.uq.oz.au/entomology/mite.conf.html

We look forward to seeing you all in July.

Bruce Halliday

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Dr. R. B. Halliday
CSIRO Division of Entomology
GPO Box 1700
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia

Email bruceh@ento.csiro.au

Telephone (02) 6246 4085   International 61-2-6246 4085
Fax (02) 6246 4000   International 61-2-6246 4000
http://www.ento.csiro.au/research/natres/natres.html
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Dear Entomologists/Acarologists,

I have informed you some days ago on ARTHROPOD CUTICLE workshop which will be realized during European Cogress of Entomology (August 23-28, 1998). Let me inform you again on 2 new items:

1) New subsection has been added to ARTHROPOD CUTICLE workshop:

SENSORY ORGANS
Proposed subjects: Structure and function of sensory organs in arthropods

2) You may look directly to site  www.entu.cas.cz/ece where you can find basic facts on Congress and workshops in sections COMMITEES, SECOND AND FINAL CIRCULAR and PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Please, don't hesitate to contact me as soon as possible if you need more informations on ARHTROPOD CUTICLE workshop (including sending of printed version of final circular with forms) or if you plan to attend it to my e-mail address: weyda@entu.cas.cz

Thanks.
 
Frantisek Weyda
 

From:  <Z.Zhang@nhm.ac.uk>
To: AGCAN.INTERNET("acarology@nhm.ac.uk")
Date:  1/30/98 6:38am
Subject:  Chiggers: request from OK-vet@post4.tele.dk
 

                                                          Thisted DK 20.1.98

Der Friend

      I'm a danish Veterinairian working in a practice in the north western part of Denmark. Since I started my practice in this part of the country I'm facing a the same problem every year in the months of august and september. In a very distinct part of my district there is a heavily infested area of the harvest mite(Trombolidae autumnalis). In Denmark there is only 2 reported areas with this mite and my area seems to be one of the most heavily infested areas in Europe and at the same time it seems to be the most northern infested area. Beside attacks on humans there is a lot of infestions on housbandory.
        In this area there seems to be a relation between infested areas and thicknes of soil laying direcly over the chalk underground. Typically the soil layer don_t exceed 50 cm, where You find the mite. The location Thisted is geological placed partly on chalk underground(east part) and partly on other underlaying structures(clay structures from the last glacier periode) (west and south part). The location for finding the harvest mite is close related to the area first mentioned.

        I found Your name on a list of acarologists and therefor I would like to ask You, whether You have found the same correlation between underground structure and mite findings.
        If You know something about relationship between soil structures and findings of Trombolidae or if You in general knows a lot about this mite or can refer to litteratur about the subject, please write me.

                                        Kindly
                                        Ole Klitgaard
                                        Kaerleddet 4
                                        DK 7700 Thisted
                                        E-mail: OK-vet@post4.tele.dk
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If you can help, please reply directly to: Ole Klitgaard
                                        Kaerleddet 4
                                        DK 7700 Thisted
                                        E-mail: OK-vet@post4.tele.dk