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Prezado Dr. Juan Carlos
Segundo Hoogstraal, 1970 - Bibliography of ticks .... Vol. I
Canestrini, G., 1887 - Intorno ad alcuni Acari ed Opilioni dell'America.
Atti Soc.Ven.-Trent.Sci.Nat.Padova 11(1):104.
Carlos H.W. Flechtmann
Univ. Sao Paulo - ESALQ
Piracicaba, SP
Brasil
On Sat, 30 Jan 1999 Z.Zhang@nhm.ac.uk wrote:
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>
> ______________
> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:07:37 +0100 (MET
> From: "Juan C. Iturrondobeitia Bilbao" <ggpitbij@lgdx04.lg.ehu.es>
> To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
>
>
> I am lookin for the complete reference of the original description
of the tick Boophilus microplus
> Canestrini, 1887.
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
> Thanks. Juan Carlos
>
>
>
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From: "V.Prasad" <V.Prasad@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Z. Zhang" <Z.Zhang@nhm.ac.uk>
Subject: Fw:
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 07:46:16 -0500
Dear Dr. Zhang,
I have tried several times to send this to your Acarology list server but the message is returned and I do not know the reason. With best wishes.
Vikram Prasad
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From: V.Prasad <V.Prasad@ix.netcom.com>
To: Acarology <Acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 7:44 AM
Dear Colleagues,
Thanks so much to all of you who have responded on
my request for sending colored (or black & white) photographs of mites,
ticks and their infestations for consideration of publication on the cover
page of International Journal of Acarology. Please use either IJA's
post box address or this address where you can reach me easily: V. Prasad,
M.D., Fowlerville Family Practice Clinic, 775 South Grand Avenue, P.O.
Box 768, Fowlerville, Michigan 48836-0768, USA (phone: 517- 223-7800, fax:
517-223-7814).
For the last 25 years we have been working
for the growth of acarology on local, national, regional and international
level and to popularize mites and ticks and their infestations to draw
the attention of readers and to see that the research work on these tine
creatures goes on. For this reason, we have provided several fellowships
to the acarologists in different part of the world which no acarology journal
except IJA has ever done. For last 25 years, all papers submitted
to IJA have been published in 3-6 months only after review from 3-5 reviewers
and without any page charge if the acarologist had no publication grant.
During all these years, IJA was published and released on exact date the
credit for which goes to authors who followed the instructions and all
associated with IJA including the office staff and the reviewers who spent
countles hours.
IJA is celebrating its 25th anniversary and had the first joint
symposium during November 98 in Pretoria, South Africa in the First African
Acarology Symposium which was a great success. We are planning other
such conferences in future in association with the local, national or regional
acarology associations. We are looking ahead, especially, to have
conference on Photograph and Video of mites and ticks in future. If you
are interested in hosting such conference, please write to me.
In 2000 we plan to release a special 25th anniversary
issue of IJA containing thousands of photographs including recent photographs
of acarologists. I would appreciate very much if you can send
me your passport size photograph with your name on the back (at bottom
of photograph), e-mail, full address and specialization at your earliest
possible along with your wishes on IJA's 25th anniversary. Also,
if you have taken any memorable photo of earlier International Acarology
Congresses, acarologists (past or present) etc. and want to have published,
please send these NON-RETURNABLE (as we may have to trim to book size)
PHOTOES to me for consideration which will be acknowledged in the print.
Book, 'History of Acarology' was printed in 1982
and a revised issue is going to be printed again in near future.
Authors interested in writing a chapter about the history of acarology
of their country are requested to contact me as soon as possible so that
the chapters can be assigned and detail instructions given.
If any question, please feel free to contact me.
With best wishes for your good health and productive work in acarology.
Vikram Prasad
Hi fellows! I need a key to classify species of Rhipicephalus.
Could you help me in this subject? I would be very grateful. Regards. Rafael.
I recall seing
Feldman-Muhsam, B., 1952 - Bull.Res.Council Israel 2(2):187-194 On the identity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus Lat.
try contacting her.
Carlos H.W. Flechtmann
Univ.Sao Paulo ESALQ
Brasil
On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Rafael de la Vega wrote:
> Hi fellows! I need a key to classify species of Rhipicephalus.
Could you help me in this subject? > I would be very grateful. Regards.
Rafael.
>
>
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Can anybody tell me the address of Barbara Hart?? She used to work in Oxford.
Thanks
Daniela Zelaschi
In the 1992 edition of the Directory - Acarologists of the World:
Barbara J. Hart
Royal College of Agriculture
School of Agriculture
Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL7 6JS UK
FAX 44 - 285 - 650 219
House dust mites researcher
Carlos H.W. Flechtmann
Univ. Sao Paulo, ESALQ
Brazil
On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Daniela Zelaschi wrote:
>
> Can anybody tell me the address of Barbara Hart?? She used
to work in Oxford.
>
> Thanks
> Daniela Zelaschi
>
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Dear Colleagues: We would want to interchange information about A. nitens.
We are working on this tick for several years. Hope to find people interested
in this subject. Regards. Rafael and Graciella.
Please! I need an entomologist's expert opinion! I have a large number
of house cats. Recently, they have all been suffering from an extremely
pruritic condition.They are constantly scratching,and therefore are breaking
open their skin, causing unsightly bloody,scabby lesions over much of their
bodies. Now,I am also very itchy and have small red lesions over my body!
I am in the veterinary profession and am sure it is not fleas. Could it
be the Cheylietiella mite? If so, what,if anything can I do to get rid
of this annoying itching? Any help will be greatly appreciated
I got this mail yesterday. Anybody has info about his query, respond him please.
From:
"wwagner" <wwagner@Excel.Net>
Please! I need an entomologist's expert opinion! I have a large number
of house cats. Recently, they have all been suffering from an extremely
pruritic condition.They are constantly scratching,and therefore are breaking
open their skin, causing unsightly bloody,scabby lesions over much of their
bodies. Now,Iam also very itchy and have small red lesions over my
body! I am in the veterinary profession and am sure it is not fleas. Could
it be the Cheylietiella mite? If so, what,if anything can I do to get rid
of this annoying itching? Any help will be greatly appreciated
--
Dear
Does anyone have or know information on spcific gravity (related to
weight) of any mite species?
I would appreciate having those information sharing.
thanks
Chuleui
**** Please reply to: David Walter <D.Walter@mailbox.uq.edu.au>****
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:45:11 +1000
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
From: David Walter <D.Walter@mailbox.uq.edu.au>
Subject: Mite inventories
Dear fellow acarologists,
I have a request for information, and also for opinions.
First, does anyone know of any areas that have had their acarofaunas inventoried? (Other than Antarctica.)
The reason that I ask is that Heather Proctor and I are compiling an inventory for the Green Mountain Section of Lamington National Park in south east Queensland (28 S). Lamington is a World Heritage listed site mostly covered in subtropical rainforest, but has areas of Nothofagus forest and open sclerophyll forest. I've been working there for about eight years, and in a recent paper (Australian Journal of Ecology 23:501-508) predicted that at least 2000 species of mites inhabit this region. The prediction is based on a detailed study and the use of non-parametric estimators, and to date Heather and I have a list of about 500 species(mostly Mesostigmata and water mites, as you might expect given our primary interests).
Why attempt to test this prediction, when it means a lot of spare time devoted to the microscope and little or no hope that a funding body or university administrator would understand the need? Well, for those of you who like mites, I suppose I don't need to explain further. Curiosity if the main motivation - is my prediction a wank? what kinds of mites are there? Is there yet another undescribed family waiting? etc. However, I am also rationalising the work as the kind of practice one needs to maintain competence in mite systematics - essential for teaching and research.
Obviously, I'd also like to claim that there is some deeper scientific
meaning in this quest. If I were studying birds, mammals, amphibians,
reptiles, or even insects, I could find other data bases for comparison
(and probably funding). As it is, I will be looking at selected taxa
from cool-temperate Tasmania and from the area around the new Canopy Crane
in tropical far north Queensland, and should be able to test a few hypotheses.
This leads to my request for opinions. Any suggestions as to
how important an inventory would be or to directions that could be followed
would be welcome (although rude comments are likely to receive the same
in return). Also, I'd like to hear from anyone interested in developing
comparisons with their region.
Cheers,
Dave Walter
Dr David Evans Walter
Department of Zoology & ENTOMOLOGY
Hartley-Teakle Building
The University of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia
phone: 07-3365-1564
fax: (61) 7-3365-1922
Visit the Mite Image Gallery at:
http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/mite/mitetxt.html
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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:07:41 PST
From: hogg <j.c.hogg@bangor.ac.uk>
Subject: house dust mites
To: Z.Zhang@nhm.ac.uk
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Dear Acarologists,
I am interested in obtaining specimens of house dust mite Dermataphagoides spp. as part of my research on the bacterial flora of sheep scab mites Psoroptes ovis. I am willing to pay all expenses to supply the mites and anyone who supplies them will be acknowledged in publications and presentations. If you can help or would like to know more please email me at the below address.
bss232@bangor.ac.uk
yours sincerely,
Dr. Jon Hogg
School of Biological Sciences,
University of Wales,
Bangor.
Gwynedd. LL57 2UW
UK.
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I have been asked by the head of the Biology dept here at my university to find colleagues who are interested in quill mites. He did his dissertation on the topic but has since lost contact with colleagues in the field. I would appreciate any confirmation that referring him to this listserv is appropriate.
Thank you in advance!
Anna Loan-Wilsey
Serials/Online Services Librarian
Townsend Memorial Library
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
UMHB Station
Box 8016
Belton, TX. 76513
254-295-5011
254-295-4642 fax
awilsey@umhb.edu
****David Walter <D.Walter@mailbox.uq.edu.au>****
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 11:53:40 +1000
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
From: David Walter <D.Walter@mailbox.uq.edu.au>
Subject: Mite Inventories
Thanks to all who responded to my query on Mite Inventories. I was delighted to find out that acarologists in several regions were complining faunal lists and that one good inventory was already on the web. The CNC acarologsits have mounted an excellent site on the Mixed Woods - Plains acarofauna at:
http://www.cciw.ca/eman-temp/reports/publications/Mixedwood/mites/mites2.htm
I think that I will use this site as a model for the Lamington mite site. It will be awhile before this list (which just passed 500 species) is on the web. But, if anyone is interested in seeing images of about 3 dozen of these mites they can visit:
http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/mite/mitetxt.html
I also received a couple of great suggestions for collateral uses of the inventory - and no rude comments!
Cheers,
Dave Walter
Dr David Evans Walter
Department of Zoology & ENTOMOLOGY
Hartley-Teakle Building
The University of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia
phone: 07-3365-1564
fax: (61) 7-3365-1922
Visit the Mite Image Gallery at: http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/mite/mitetxt.html
Dear All: Can someone help Alexander.Foss@btinternet.com?(see below). Zhi-Qiang
>From: "Alexander Foss" <Alexander.Foss@btinternet.com>
>To: <Z.Zhang@nhm.ac.uk>
>Subject: Mites of medical importance
>Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 17:38:56 -0000
>
>Thank you for your web page, which I read with great interest.
I am a Consultant Ophthalmologist,
>at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham with an interest in allergic
eye disease. Accordingly, I
>am interested in human mites and while most people seem focused on
Dermatophagoides sp., my
>particular interest is in Demodex sp. which is purported to
infest eyelashes.
>A couple of questions:-
> a.. How would one set about trying to culture Demodex
sp.?
> b.. What is the easiest way to identify a mite?
> c.. Are there any other genera of mites that infest
the face in man?
>
>My address is alexander.foss@btinternet.com
>
>Yours,
>
>Alexander Foss
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***Please reply to Hans Breeuwer <breeuwer@bio.uva.nl> who is not on the list***
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:07:57 +0100
From: Hans Breeuwer <breeuwer@bio.uva.nl>
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: Wolbachia survey in mites
Dear collegue,
I am intersted in the evolutionary interactions between mites and Wolbachia.
Wolbachia are a group of intracellular bacteria that manipulate host reproduction.
The effcts range from altering sex ratio
(inducing parthenogenesis and male killing) to reproductive isolation.
They are widespread in insects (about 16 per cent of all species are lielly
to be infected). Hence, Wolbachia are an important factor in the evolution
and population dynamics of their host. Recently, I have discovered them
also to be present in mites. I would like to extend my survey for Wolbachia
in mites to address a number of questions: are they as widespread in mites
as in insects, what are the phylogenetic relationships among mite Wolbachia
and between mite and insect Wolbachia, and what phenotypic effects can
Wolbachia have on ther mite hosts. For this I am asking your help. It is
difficult to collect different mite species from all over the world and
have them properly identified. I therefore rely on your expertise and willingness
to collaborate. I would greatly appreciate if you could send me small samples
of mites that you collect from the field or perhaps have in culture. I
only need 10-20 mites preserved in 100 per cent alcohol in 0.5. ml tubes.
If you are interested I can send tubes with alcohol to save you time. Of
course I will share my results with you on the infection status of your
mites.
Please let me know if you need additional information on the topic of mite-Wolbachia
Sincerely,
Dr. Hans Breeuwer
Institute of Systematics and Population Biology
Univeristy of Amsterdam
Kruislaan 320
1098 SM Amsterdam
The Netherlands
breeuwer@bio.uva.nl
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I have recently acquired a pair of giant millipedes.
They have large numbers of light-brown coloured mites running about on
them. Also a few larger, darker individuals and I am wondering if
they may be ticks. Does anyone know about mites (and/or ticks) found
on giant millipedes, would they harm the millipedes? Can anyone suggest
a way of getting rid of them (trying to catch them with a paint brush is
very time consuming). Is anyone interested in them if I remove them
- I am willing to send them, especially if you might be able to identify
them!
Rebecca Jolly
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Rebecca Jolly
Entomology Department
Horticulture Research International
East Malling
Kent ME19 6BJ
ENGLAND
Tel: +01732 843833 Fax: +01732
849067
E-mail: rebecca.jolly@hri.ac.uk
----------------------------------------------------
I'd be very interested in some answers to Rebecca's questions. Anecdotal
evidence claims that mites on millipedes may be beneficial to them, or
at least cause no harm. I've no idea whether there's any truth to any of
it.
rgb
Dear Dr. Jolly.
Dr. Alex Fain, in Belgium, has described a few mites from millipedes.Although retired since long, he still comes to his lab
Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique
Rue Vautier, 31
Bruxelles
usually around mid day.
Carlos Flechtmann
Univ. Sao Paulo ESALQ
Brazil
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Rebecca Jolly wrote:
> I have recently acquired a pair of giant
millipedes. They have large numbers of light-brown
> coloured mites running about
on them. Also a few larger, darker individuals and I am wonder-
> ing if they may be ticks. Does
anyone know about mites (and/or ticks) found on giant milli-
> pedes, would they harm the millipedes?
Can anyone suggest a way of getting rid of them >
(trying to catch them with a paint brush is very time consuming).
Is anyone interested in them
> if I remove them - I am willing to
send them, especially if you might be able to identify them!
>
>
> Rebecca Jolly
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Rebecca Jolly
> Entomology Department
> Horticulture Research International
> East Malling
> Kent ME19 6BJ
> ENGLAND
****Please reply to G_W Krantz <krantzg@bcc.orst.edu>***
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:29:43 -0800 (PST)
From: G_W Krantz <krantzg@bcc.orst.edu>
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: Address for Mme Athias-Henriot
Colleagues:
Does anyone out there have a current address for Claire Athias-Henriot? I believe that she has retired to a town called Le Bugue, but I have no further information.
With thanks,
Jerry Krantz
At 4:26 PM +0000 2/23/1999, Rebecca Jolly wrote:
> I have recently acquired a pair of giant
millipedes. They have large numbers of light-brown
> coloured mites running about on them.
Also a few larger, darker individuals and I am wonder- >
ing if they may be ticks. Does anyone know about mites (and/or ticks)
found on giant milli-
> pedes, would they harm the millipedes? Can
anyone suggest a way of getting rid of them (try-
> ing to catch them with a paint brush is very
time consuming). Is anyone interested in them if
> I remove them - I am willing to send them,
especially if you might be able to identify them!
>
Dear Rebecca - Large millipedes often harbor several species of gamasid
mites in the families Heterozerconidae and Laelapidae. Both groups
are rather poorly known, so it's likely your mites represent undescribed
species. I've seen four or five different species on individual large
millipedes from the Philippines - all were new (as were the millipedes!).
As far as I know, they don't harm the millipede in any way. You might
contact Dr. Hans Klompen at the Acarology Laboratory, Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio, USA (e-mail: klompen.1@osu.edu). He and his
students are doing some work with these mites. They would be most
useful if you know the identity and place of origin of the millipedes.
I've removed mites from large live millipedes with the wet paint brush
technique. I agree it is difficult and time consuming, but probably
the only way to do it without damaging the millipede.
Best regards - Barry OConnor
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So many mites, so little time!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barry M. OConnor
phone: (734) 763-4354
Museum of Zoology
FAX: (734) 763-4080
University of Michigan
e-mail: bmoc@umich.edu
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079 USA
Dear Colleagues,
Now we can show the program for 4th International Symposium on
Population Dynamics of Plant-Inhabiting Mites (Kyoto, Japan, May 10- 14,
1999) on the web.
Visit the URL:
http://www.affrc.go.jp:8001/acari/Population_Dynamics/
The program will be also sent to participants by airmail.
If you have any question about the program, please ask Prof. Takafuji(takafuji@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp).
======================================================
__ ___Norihide HINOMOTO_
__________________________
E-mail: hinomoto@nises.affrc.go.jp
======================================================
I am sad to say to friends and colleagues that I will no longer be associated
with the Bishop Museum. The management of the Bishop Museum decided
that research and collections are low priorities, not bringing funding
as much as other programs, that I and 23 other staff members have to be
laid off.
It’s been great working with you folks. I will have some quiet
times and think about the repercussions and then I will get back to you
all again. I will be working on my publications, meanwhile until I find
another job.
Take care and aloha,
Sabina
Sabina Fajardo Swift
Bishop Museum
Department of Natural Sciences/Entomology
1525 Bernice Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817-0916 USA
VOICE: (808) 847-8217; FAX: (808) 847-8252
e-mail: swift@bishopmuseum.org
Does anyone have any contact information on the following people? I
have looked on all the directories available through the Acarology
Web site and have looked for them on the websites of their last known addresses
with no luck. I would appreciate any leads that you may have.
Thank you in advance for your help.
--H.A.P.M Lombert (last address I could find was Griffith University,
Australia but is no longer there?)
--J Gaud (France?)
--FS Lukoschus (last address I could find was Catholic University of
Nijmegan, Netherlands but is no longer there?)
--TM Perez (Mexico?)
Anna Loan-Wilsey
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
awilsey@umhb.edu
See below:
On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Anna Loan-Wilsey wrote:
> Does anyone have any contact information on the following people?
I have looked on all the
> directories available through the Acarology Web site and have looked
for them on the
? websites of their last known addresses with no luck.
I would appreciate any leads that you
? may have. Thank you in advance for your help.
>
> --H.A.P.M Lombert (last address I could find was Griffith University,
> Australia but is no longer there?)
>
> --J Gaud (France?)
ask Dr. W.T. Atyeo: atyeo@arches.uga.edu
>
> --FS Lukoschus (last address I could find was Catholic University
of Nijmegan, Netherlands
> but is no longer there?)
>
DIED QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO
> --TM Perez (Mexico?)
tilam@servidor.unam.mx
>
> Anna Loan-Wilsey
> University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
> awilsey@umhb.edu
>
Carlos Flechtmann
Univ. Sao Paulo - ESALQ
Brazil
>
> CC: “’acarology@nhm.ac.uk’” <acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
Hello everybody: Does somebody knows the address of Jorge de la Cruz?. He is a great speciallist in ticks and mites. Some years ago he had work some place near the Great Lakes. He was worked in Orlando Florida in something relating to butterflies. Thanks in advance. Rafael.
I apologize for this message. I was very tired and in a hurry when I
wrote it. Sorry . Rafael.
Note.- I have made it more readable.
> Hello everybody: Does somebody know the address of Jorge de la Cruz?.
He is a great
> specialist in ticks and mites. Some years ago he had worked some
place near the Great Lakes.
? He was working in Orlando Florida in something related to butterflies.
Thanks in advance.
Rafael.
Thank you very much to all that sent me contact information on the Drs.Gaud,
Lombert, Lukoschus and Perez. It is greatly appreciated!
Anna Loan-Wilsey
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
awilsey@umhb.edu
At 11:50 AM -0600 2/26/1999, Anna Loan-Wilsey wrote:
>Does anyone have any contact information on the following people?
>--H.A.P.M Lombert (last address I could find was Griffith University,
>Australia but is no longer there?)
I don't know whatever happened to Harrie Lombert. I don't think he's still involved with Acarology.
>--J Gaud (France?) - passed away a couple of years ago.
>
>--FS Lukoschus (last address I could find was Catholic University
of Nijmegan, Netherlands
> but is no longer there?) - passed away in 1987
>
>--TM Perez (Mexico?) - Tila Perez can be contacted at the following
address:
Dra. Tila Maria Perez Ortiz
Curadora de la Coleccion Nal. de Acaros
Depto. de Zoologia
Instituto de Biologia, UNAM
Apdo. Postal 70 -153
04510 Mexico, D. F. MEXICO
Tel. (5)622-57-00 ext. 269
FAX (5)550-01-64
e-mail: tilam@servidor.unam.mx
>
Barry M. OConnor
phone: (734) 763-4354
Museum of Zoology
FAX: (734) 763-4080
University of Michigan
e-mail: bmoc@umich.edu
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079 USA