Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:10:14 -0500 (EST)
X-Sender: gneedham@pop.service.ohio-state.edu
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
From: needham.1@osu.edu (glen needham)
Subject: Acarology IX, Vol. 2

Dear Colleagues:

At last, for those who registered for Acarology Congress IX in Columbus
(1994), I shipped 240 softbound volumes Friday and the remaining will be
sent early this week. I have made every effort to verify addresses. Let
me know if there are any problems or concerns. Transit time should be
6-8 wks outside the US and about 2 wks in the U.S. as they were sent
book rate (surface). If you require the page numbers for your particular
chapter(s) contact me at:

Needham.1@osu.edu

Book Citation:
Needham, G.R., R. Mitchell, D.J. Horn and W.C. Welbourn. 1999.
Acarology
IX: Volume 2, Symposia. xvii + 507 pp. Ohio Biological Survey, Columbus,
Ohio.

If you would like a copy of the book or would like to have your
institution/agency/etc. purchase volume 2 or the two volume set, please
contact me.

Best wishes,
Glen

Glen Needham, Ph.D.
Acarology Lab
The Ohio State University
484 W. 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

Needham.1@osu.edu
614-688-3026 (Phone)
    292-9758 (Fax)

Dear acarologists and associated
We are looking for possibilities to improve our knowlegde on mites,
specially on identification. Our cases so far mainly have been mites in
storage foods (Tyrophagus ssp.), mites that causes itching bites like
Dermanyssus or Pyemotus as well as mites that appear in masses on and in
houses like Bryobia cristata and Balaustium murorum and also some in
connection with plants like Tetranychus urticae.
We would appreciate any hints or help to find courses to improve our
taxonomic knowlege. The limitation we have ist that the courses would have
to be within Europe. I've already contacted Michel Bertrand of the sialf in
Montpellier, but if there are other possibilities please let us know. Also
links to acarology info would be appreciated. Thanks a lot for any help

Marcus Schmidt
 
 

CC: Schmidt Marcus <Marcus.Schmidt@gud.stzh.ch>

From: js314@umail.umd.edu
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 12:46:26 +0000
Subject: Postdoctoral Opportunity
Priority: normal

Postdoctoral Position Available in Evolutionary Morphology of
Arthropods

I am seeking a postdoctoral collaborator to work on a NSF-funded
project focusing on the evolution of locomotion in chelicerate
arthropods using comparative anatomical and electrophysiological
methods.  I am primarily interested in recruiting a person with
expertise in the morphology and/or systematics of living or fossil
arthropods. The successful applicant will be trained in the necessary
techniques.  It is expected that the successful applicant will spend
about 50% of the time on the locomotion project and 50% of the time on
a collaborative project in the postdoc's area of interest.

The base annual salary will be about $26,000 (negotiable) with
premiums for health insurance added to this base amount.

Further information on the Department of Entomology at the University
of Maryland can be found on the Department's website
(http:\\www.entm.umd.edu\).

Application material should include 1) a CV, 2) name and email address
of three references, 3) a brief statement of research interestes and
plans.  Send this inform to Jeff Shultz, 4112 Plant Sciences Building,
Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
20742 or via email to js314@umail.umd.edu. Applications will be
accepted until March 15 and a decision will be made soon after.

Jeffrey W. Shultz
Assistant Professor
Department of Entomology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Voice: (301) 405-7519
Fax: (301) 314-9290
Internet: js314@umail.umd.edu
 

From:  Dave Walter <D.Walter@mailbox.uq.edu.au>
To: Schmidt Marcus <Marcus.Schmidt@gud.stzh.ch>
Date:  4 February 2000 10:20am
Subject:  Re: mite identification course

>Dear acarologists and associated
>We are looking for possibilities to improve our knowlegde on mites,
>specially on identification...
>
>Marcus Schmidt

Hi Marcus,

You should contact Hans Klompen at the Ohio State University about the
Acarology Summer Program.

klompen.1@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu

and you can try the Mite Image Gallery at the address below for some light
reading.

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

Australian Entomological Society
http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/aes/intro.html
Myrmecia
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/ascu/myrmecia/myrmecia.htm
 
 
 
 

CC: Lincoln.smtp("acarology@nhm.ac.uk")

Dear Entomologist

During January we sent ca. 15.000 copies of the 2nd announcement of the XXI
ICE.
If you do not receive your copy before February 15th, please subscribe
urgently to our mailing list on our homepage (http://www.embrapa.br/ice),
and we will send you a copy the next day.
Remember: deadline for both abstract and reduced fee registration is the
last day of February.

Yours

Decio Luiz Gazzoni
President, XXI ICE
*********************************************************************
Decio Luiz Gazzoni
President, XXI International Congress of Entomology
Caixa Postal 231      86001-970  Londrina       Brazil
Phone +55 43 3716213    Fax +55 43 3716100
http://www.embrapa.br/ice   E-mail: ice@sercomtel.com.br
*********************************************************************

Dear Acarologists,

Might anyone lend suggestions of sources for gum arabic, as used in Hoyer's
medium?

With thanks in advance,
Carl
_________________________________
Carl W. Dick
Systematics and Evolution Program
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX  79409-3131
Phone: (806) 742-3039 or -3232
FAX: (806) 742-2963
Email: cdick@ttacs.ttu.edu

Dear Acarologists,

I am in desperate need of samples of Bryobia kissophila in 100% ethanol.
This species is cosmopolitan and found on the common garden vine (Hedera
sp.).  If anyone can collect a sample or knows someone who might be able to
help, I would be indebted to them and reciprocate in any way possible.

Thanks in advance,

Andrew Weeks
 

____________________________________

Andrew Weeks
Section Population Biology
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Kruislaan 320
1098 SM Amsterdam
The Netherlands
 

email: Weeks@bio.uva.nl
phone: +31 20 525 7745
fax:   +31 20 525 7754

Hi all
Please could anyone sending info to Marcus also send the posting
to me.  I am particularly interested in any information about the
biology/ecology of and identification of mites that occur in houses.
Also if any knows of or has written any papers that might be useful
please could you send me the details - I am studying mites that
occur in the dust of different rooms within a house.
Thanks
Rach

Dear acarologists and associated
About a week ago I asked if you could help me with information on mite
identification courses and I received some interesting news that I would
like to share with anyone interested. At the same time I would like to thank
all the people for their prompt replies, I sure appreciate your help. If
anyone has additions to the following please let us know. Thanks again.

Marc Schmidt

Marcus Schmidt
Amt für Gesundheit und Umwelt
Beratungsstelle Schädlingsbekämpfung
Walchestrasse 33
Postfach
8035 Zürich
01 216 28 38
01 216 50 41
marcus.schmidt@gud.stzh.ch
 

we are organizing courses on Acarology on plant mites : 14, 15 & 16 march
2000, course costs 3300 FF (not including accomodation).
If you send your address, I will send you some additional informations.

Best regards,
Serge
*******************************************************
           Serge KREITER
             Campus ENSA-M / INRA
 Departement d'Ecologie et Protection des Plantes
  UFR d'Ecologie animale et de Zoologie agricole
             Unité d'Acarologie
     2, Place Pierre VIALA
   34060 MONTPELLIER cedex 01
       FRANCE
    Tél.: 00 33 4 99 61 22 68

    Fax : 00 33 4 67 52 15 54
  E-mail : kreiter@ensam.inra.fr

Dear Marcus,
I hope a book I have just published will be of use to you.  The details are:
Baker, A. S. (1999) Mites and ticks of domestic animals.  An identification
guide and information source. London: The Stationery Office, 240pp.  ISBN
011 310049 3.

The book does not assume the user has previous acarological knowledge and
so includes introductory chapters on collecting, preparation, morphology
and it also has an extensive bibliography.  Illustrations are by
photomicrographs.  Although the taxa covered are those associated with
domestic animals, they include species of public health importance.  More
details can be obtained from The Natural History Museum's web site
(www.nhm.ac.uk - search for 'Publishing division' and chose 'New
Publications').  Unfortunately, the link to the publisher does not work at
present, but if you wish to order a copy, the Stationery Office's homepage
is <www.tsonline.co.uk>.

If you have any questions about the book, please do let me know.
Regards,
Anne
 
Dr Anne S. Baker
Department of Entomology
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD
Tel. 020 7942 5656
Fax. 020 7942 5229
Email asb@nhm.ac.uk

Dear Marcus,
This is a real problem, and a shame, that there is only one
acarology course given in Europe. There used to be an English course, taught
by Drs Evans, Macfarlane and Murphy, but it is now several years since they
quit. There used to be course in Poland, so I've heard, but I think it was
given in Polish.
As a matter of fact Dr. Torstein Solhoy at Bergen University,
Norway, and myself once discussed to give a "Nordic" course, but since I
don't have a faculty position any longer, this is very difficult for me.
Since acarology seems to be a grudgingly subject at most
universities in Europe, it is kind of strange that there is no course given
on a E.G.-basis. It seems to me, that there are teachers willing to give a
course, and there is certainly students in great need for one, but
theproblem is to find anyone who is willing to organise such a course. And
of course it would be difficult to raise the money needed, if there is not a
word of "molecular" or "DNA" in the headings of the application.
I know that Dr. Barry M. O'Connor, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, has expressed concern about the lack of Acarology courses in USA.
If you hear anything about any ongoing or prospective acarological
courses in Europe, would you please be so kind as to let me know about it?
Best regards
Lars

Lars Lundqvist
Lund University
Dept. Systematic Zoology
Helgonav. 3
S-223 62 Lund
Sweden
Phone: +46 46 222 93 34
Fax:   +46 46 222 45 41
e-mail: Lars.Lundqvist@zool.lu.se

Hi Marcus,
You should contact Hans Klompen at the Ohio State University about the
Acarology Summer Program.

klompen.1@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu

and you can try the Mite Image Gallery at the address below for some light
reading.
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

Australian Entomological Society
http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/aes/intro.html
Myrmecia
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/ascu/myrmecia/myrmecia.htm

Dear acarologists,

A very good idea to share, Marcus and thank you for this opportunity to
give more exact and precise informations !

I am very glad to announce that there is other courses in Europe called
"International Courses in Acarology" held each two years by various
universities and the SIALF. The 11 th Courses was devoted to plant
inhabiting mites and held in Belgium, in Matagne la Petite (Pr Lebrun,
University of Louvain la Neuve), part in english and part in french.

The 12 th issue will be held in Rennes (France), in october 2000 certainly,
also part in english and part in french, and the theme is "new
methodologies in acarology" (Pr DEUNFF : deunff@univ-Rennes1.fr).

This is an exact and intellectually honest information. One could check by
sending an E-mail to the address above-mentionned !

Thank you to read carefully and to pay attention to this !

Sincerely yours,

Prof-Dr Serge KREITER

At 14:51 09/02/00 +0100, Schmidt Marcus wrote:
>Dear acarologists and associated
>About a week ago I asked if you could help me with information on mite
>identification courses and I received some interesting news that I would
>like to share with anyone interested. At the same time I would like to thank
>all the people for their prompt replies, I sure appreciate your help. If
>anyone has additions to the following please let us know. Thanks again.
>
>Marc Schmidt
>
>Marcus Schmidt
>Amt für Gesundheit und Umwelt
>Beratungsstelle Schädlingsbekämpfung
>Walchestrasse 33
>Postfach
>8035 Zürich
>01 216 28 38
>01 216 50 41
>marcus.schmidt@gud.stzh.ch
>
>
>we are organizing courses on Acarology on plant mites : 14, 15 & 16 march
>2000, course costs 3300 FF (not including accomodation).
>If you send your address, I will send you some additional informations.
>
>Best regards,
>Serge
>*******************************************************
>           Serge KREITER
>             Campus ENSA-M / INRA
> Departement d'Ecologie et Protection des Plantes
>  UFR d'Ecologie animale et de Zoologie agricole
>             Unité d'Acarologie
>     2, Place Pierre VIALA
>   34060 MONTPELLIER cedex 01
>       FRANCE
>    Tél.: 00 33 4 99 61 22 68
>
>    Fax : 00 33 4 67 52 15 54
>  E-mail : kreiter@ensam.inra.fr
>
>Dear Marcus,
>I hope a book I have just published will be of use to you.  The details are:
>Baker, A. S. (1999) Mites and ticks of domestic animals.  An identification
>guide and information source. London: The Stationery Office, 240pp.  ISBN
>011 310049 3.
>
>The book does not assume the user has previous acarological knowledge and
>so includes introductory chapters on collecting, preparation, morphology
>and it also has an extensive bibliography.  Illustrations are by
>photomicrographs.  Although the taxa covered are those associated with
>domestic animals, they include species of public health importance.  More
>details can be obtained from The Natural History Museum's web site
>(www.nhm.ac.uk - search for 'Publishing division' and chose 'New
>Publications').  Unfortunately, the link to the publisher does not work at
>present, but if you wish to order a copy, the Stationery Office's homepage
>is <www.tsonline.co.uk>.
>
>If you have any questions about the book, please do let me know.
>Regards,
>Anne
>
>Dr Anne S. Baker
>Department of Entomology
>The Natural History Museum
>Cromwell Road
>London SW7 5BD
>Tel. 020 7942 5656
>Fax. 020 7942 5229
>Email asb@nhm.ac.uk
>
>Dear Marcus,
>This is a real problem, and a shame, that there is only one
>acarology course given in Europe. There used to be an English course, taught
>by Drs Evans, Macfarlane and Murphy, but it is now several years since they
>quit. There used to be course in Poland, so I've heard, but I think it was
>given in Polish.
>As a matter of fact Dr. Torstein Solhoy at Bergen University,
>Norway, and myself once discussed to give a "Nordic" course, but since I
>don't have a faculty position any longer, this is very difficult for me.
>Since acarology seems to be a grudgingly subject at most
>universities in Europe, it is kind of strange that there is no course given
>on a E.G.-basis. It seems to me, that there are teachers willing to give a
>course, and there is certainly students in great need for one, but
>theproblem is to find anyone who is willing to organise such a course. And
>of course it would be difficult to raise the money needed, if there is not a
>word of "molecular" or "DNA" in the headings of the application.
>I know that Dr. Barry M. O'Connor, University of Michigan, Ann
>Arbor, has expressed concern about the lack of Acarology courses in USA.
>If you hear anything about any ongoing or prospective acarological
>courses in Europe, would you please be so kind as to let me know about it?
>Best regards
>Lars
>
>Lars Lundqvist
>Lund University
>Dept. Systematic Zoology
>Helgonav. 3
>S-223 62 Lund
>Sweden
>Phone: +46 46 222 93 34
>Fax:   +46 46 222 45 41
>e-mail: Lars.Lundqvist@zool.lu.se
>
>Hi Marcus,
>You should contact Hans Klompen at the Ohio State University about the
>Acarology Summer Program.
>
>klompen.1@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu
>
>and you can try the Mite Image Gallery at the address below for some light
>reading.
>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
>
>Australian Entomological Society
>http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/aes/intro.html
>Myrmecia
>http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/ascu/myrmecia/myrmecia.htm
>
>
>
*******************************************************
           Serge KREITER
             Campus ENSA-M / INRA
 Departement d'Ecologie et Protection des Plantes
  UFR d'Ecologie animale et de Zoologie agricole
             Unité d'Acarologie
     2, Place Pierre VIALA
   34060 MONTPELLIER cedex 01
       FRANCE
    Tél.: 00 33 4 99 61 22 68
         23 89
    Fax : 00 33 4 67 52 15 54
  E-mail : kreiter@ensam.inra.fr
 
*******************************************************
 

From: "William Wrenn" <william_wrenn@und.nodak.edu>
Subject: e-mail address change
 

Dear All:

Please note my e-mail address change to:
william_wrenn@und.nodak.edu
 

William J. Wrenn
Department of Biology, P.O. Box 9019
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Office (701) 777-4597;  FAX (701) 777-2623
 

Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 14:44:59 +0000
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
From: Anne Baker <asb@nhm.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: new mite book
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Baker, A. S. (1999) Mites and ticks of domestic animals.  An identification
guide and information source. London: The Stationery Office, 240pp.
Wiro bound with soft wrap-around cover.
ISBN 0 11 310049 3. Price: 32.50 pounds sterling.

This book has a worldwide coverage, and is aimed at workers with or
without previous acarological knowledge.  It includes introductory
chapters on collecting and preparing specimens for study, mite and tick
morphology and also has a pictorial key to the common families and
genera associated with domestic animals (companion animals, livestock,
poultry, cage birds, honey bees).  An extensive bibliography of
taxonomic and other literature was compiled to help users locate
information on those Acari that might be found with domestic animals.
The bulk of the book (ca. 150 pages) is taken up by morphological
descriptions (illustrated by photomicrographs) of the species dealt with.
 
Although the Acari included in the book are those associated with
domestic animals, many are also of public health importance.

More details can be obtained from The Natural History Museum's web
site (<http://www.nhm.ac.uk> - search for 'Publishing division' and
choose 'New Publications' or 'Catalogue').  The publisher's homepage for
ordering is <http://www.tsonline.co.uk>.

Dr Anne S. Baker
Department of Entomology
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD
Tel. 020 7942 5656
Fax. 020 7942 5229
Email asb@nhm.ac.uk
 
 

References accidentally deleted from:
Walter, D.E. and Proctor, H.C.  1999.  Mites: Ecology, Evolution and
Behaviour. University of NSW Press, Sydney and CABI, Wallingford. ISBN 0
86840 529 9

An rtf file will be mailed to those requesting the references by email and
you can also find this list (with updates) at:
http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/miteref.html

Dear Readers,

My profuse apologies for the references that are missing from our recent
book.  The most likely explanation is that an older copy of the reference
file was copied over a newer one and no one noticed.  Most of the missing
references are from sections of Chapter 8, and as you can see from the
list, they include quite a few of my own papers (so you know it was an
accident and not deliberate).  My only excuse is the restructuring of the
last two years that has seen the elimination of my department (the last
department of entomology in Australia), the loss of support staff
(including the technician who was adding and checking references for me),
and much disorientation, waste of time and loss of morale.  Please send on
any errata that I've missed.

Sincerely,

Dave Walter (D.Walter@mailbox.uq.edu.au)
 
 
 
 

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

Australian Entomological Society
http://www.uq.edu.au/entomology/aes/intro.html
Myrmecia
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/ascu/myrmecia/myrmecia.htm
 
 

Dear Acarologists,

Might anyone out there lend suggestions of sources for gum arabic/acacia as
used in Hoyer's medium?

With thanks in advance,
Carl
_________________________________
Carl W. Dick
Systematics and Evolution Program
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX  79409-3131
Phone: (806) 742-3039 or -3232
FAX: (806) 742-2963
Email: cdick@ttacs.ttu.edu

Dear Colleague: Ed Zaborski <zaborski@uiuc.edu> informed us that gum
arabic is available from Tic Gum, Inc in the following e-mail.  Zhi-Qiang
Zhang

_________________
X-Sender: zaborski@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 13:17:28 -0600
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
From: Ed Zaborski <zaborski@uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: gum arabic sources?
Cc: "Carl W. Dick" <CDICK@ttacs.ttu.edu>

Carl: I've gotten gum arabic from Tic Gums, Inc.

http://www.ticgums.com/

At 01:25 PM 02/11/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>Dear Acarologists,
>
>Might anyone out there lend suggestions of sources for gum
arabic/acacia as
>used in Hoyer's medium?
>
>With thanks in advance,
>Carl
>_________________________________
>Carl W. Dick
>Systematics and Evolution Program
>Department of Biological Sciences
>Texas Tech University
>Lubbock, TX  79409-3131
>Phone: (806) 742-3039 or -3232
>FAX: (806) 742-2963
>Email: cdick@ttacs.ttu.edu
>
 
 

Dear Acarologists,

Might anyone out there lend suggestions of
spider silk gland cell cultivation.

With thanks in advance,
Tamako HATA
_________________________________
Tamako HATA
National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science
Tsukuba, Ibaraki ,JAPAN 305-8634

Phone: +81-298-38-6273
FAX+81-298-53-7505
Email:tamako@nises.affrc.go.jp

Dear Entomologist

This msg is just to remind you about the Insect Expo, to be held during the
XXI ICE (see 2nd. Announcement or go to http://www.embrapa.br/ice/expo.htm).

Dr. Zuleide Ramiro, from the Sao Paulo Biological Institute is the
coordinator of the Expo. If you want to participate in the Expo, or need
additional information, please call Dr Ramiro (zramiro@uol.com.br).

Sincerely yours,

Decio Luiz Gazzoni
President, XXI ICE
*********************************************************************
Decio Luiz Gazzoni
President, XXI International Congress of Entomology
Caixa Postal 231      86001-970  Londrina       Brazil
Phone +55 43 3716213    Fax +55 43 3716100
http://www.embrapa.br/ice   E-mail: ice@sercomtel.com.br
*********************************************************************

to all working on soil-dwelling  microarthropods:

I am testing a modified version of Macfadyens (1961) canister extraction
apparatus for soil mites and Collembola. An open technical detail concerns the
fixative to be placed in the canisters during the extraction. In this type of
extractor, the space between the soil core and the fixative is confined and
animals are repelled by a strong smell or low humidity of the vapour.

I was of the opinion that literature is replete with adequate fixatives, but did not
find very much in textbooks (Dunger/Fiedler, Gorny/Grüm) or technical papers. All
the proposed chemicals are either hygroscopic (= reduce the water content of the
air body below the soil core) or smell or are inadequate for other reasons.

The only exception seems to be picric acid, but this is awfully toxic and I would
be glad not to have to use it in routine applications.

Thanks in advance!
 
 
 

Dr. Alexander Bruckner
Institute of Zoology
University of Agricultural Sciences
Gregor Mendel-Str. 33
A-1180 Wien, Austria
tel (Austria) 1 47654-3233
fax (Austria) 1 47654-3242
bruckner@edv1.boku.ac.at

From:  "Decio L. Gazzoni" <gazzoni@cnpso.embrapa.br>
To: Recipient list suppressed
Date:  19 February 2000 5:20am
Subject:  XXI ICE: new deadline for abstracts submision

Dear Entomologist

During this week, we have received more than one thousand mails a day, that
provoked a breakdown on our Internet server.
Some of you might have received back a mail sent to us, with an error msg,
due to this breakdown. Sorry for that.
To allow all of interested participant to fulfill the XXI ICE requirements
to submit abstracts, we are postponing the Feb. 28th deadline date to March
10th.
As a consequence, we are also postponing the deadline date for registering
at reduced fee to March 10th.
All other procedures and rules remain exactly the same.

Thank you for your understanding

Yours
 

Decio Luiz Gazzoni
President, XXI ICE
 
 
 
 
 

From:  <dmargoli@oz.oznet.ksu.edu>
To: Lincoln.smtp("acarology@nhm.ac.uk","dmargoli@oz.oz...
Date:  22 February 2000 11:45am
Subject:  Plant nutrition and spider mites

I am looking for references to the effect of plant phosphorus on
spider mites - either physiology or populations.  I would appreciate
any guidance.

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David C. Margolies
Professor of Entomology
Dept. of Entomology, Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-4004
Tel. 785-532-4709
Fax 785-532-6232
e-mail dmargoli@oz.oznet.ksu.edu
homepage http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_entm/faculty/david.htm

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:05:54 -0600
From: Gary Mullen <gmullen@acesag.auburn.edu>
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk, hinomoto@nises.affrc.go.jp,
        Fashing-Norm <NJFash@facstaff.wm.edu>,
        Klompen-Hans <klompen.1@osu.edu>
CC: Moraes-gilberto <gjmoraes@carpa.ciagri.usp.br>,
        Mullen-Gary <gmullen@acesag.auburn.edu>
Subject: Last Call for Papers - XXI ICE (Brazil)
 

LAST CALL FOR PAPERS - XXI INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF
ENTOMOLOGY
IGUASSU FALLS, BRAZIL - AUGUST 20-26, 2000

For those who plan to attend the XXI ICE in Brazil in August, there is
still time to submit POSTER PRESENTATIONS ONLY for the ACAROLOGY
SESSION.  These posters can be on ANY ACAROLOGICAL TOPIC and
need not be
related to the scheduled symposia.  Instructions are provided for
submitting the title and abstract on the Congress homepage at
http://www.embrapa.br/ice   PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS CAREFULLY to ensure their being
accepted for
inclusion in the ICE Books of Abstracts.  The DEADLINE for submitting
abstracts has been extended from February 28 to MARCH 10.  The
DEADLINE
FOR REGISTRATION AT THE REDUCED RATE has also been extended to
MARCH 10.

All acarologists are encouraged to attend the XXI ICE and to take
advantage of the extended deadline for registering and presenting
posters.  Please let your colleagues and others who may be interested
know about the revised deadline, and encourage their participation.
Also, please feel free to post this message on other listservers that
will help to reach as many acarologists as possible with this
information.
 

Gary R. Mullen and Gilberto Moraes
Co-convenors, Acarology Session
XXI International Congress of Entomology
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Dr. Gary R. Mullen    Phone: (334) 844-2554
Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology FAX: (334) 844-5005
301 Funchess Hall    E-mail:
gmullen@acesag.auburn.edu
Auburn University, AL  36849-5413   USA
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Dear Entomologist

We would like to remember to those of you that are to send abstracts for
the XXI ICE that

 a. Title words should not be repeated as Index terms;
 b. If you send your abstract as an attached mail, pls do not send it again
by other means, like diskette or hard print;
 c. During the last 10 days we have received more than 2.000 abstracts for
the ICE. Pls be patient, as we wonÿt be able to confirm the receiving of
your abstract in 2 weeks, as our previous commitment;

 Remember, the new deadline for both abstracts and reduced fee registration
is March 10th.

Yours

Decio Luiz Gazzoni
President, XXI ICE

Dear Acarologists:

I am currently in email correspondence with an amateur water-mite
enthusiast in India.  He has been collecting, mounting, and drawing water
mites, and would like to know whether he has found new species.
Unfortunately, the most recent collection of Indian water mite descriptions
I know of is Dave Cook's 1967 monograph!  Does anyone know of more recent
works?  Also, are there any professional acarologists in India with
expertise in water mites?  If so, I would greatly appreciate their addresses.

Many thanks,
Heather

____________________________________

Dr. Heather Proctor
Australian School of Environmental Studies
Griffith University
Nathan 4111 Queensland, Australia
phone: (07) 3875-3844
fax: (07) 3875-7459
email: H.Proctor@mailbox.gu.edu.au
____________________________________
 

** Pleased reply to sender: "Richard Nathanson" <ran@dmi.net>

From: "Richard Nathanson" <ran@dmi.net>
To: <acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
Subject: Mite artificial diets and kairomones
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 08:07:21 -0800

Greetings.  I  am experimenting with the rearing of predatory mites on =
an artificial diet.  In my initial investigations I feel that =
incorporation of a pest mite kairomone into the "recipe" may help my =
studies.  I am in search of research on mite kairomones and artificial =
diets.  Thank you.
Richard Nathanson

**Please reply to sender:  "Richard Nathanson" <ran@dmi.net>
 
 

CC: Lincoln.smtp("ran@dmi.net")

** please reply to J. Hutcheson <hjhutch@lamar.ColoState.EDU>

Forwarded message:
____________
Dear Acarologists,

As the editor of the newsletter for the Acarological Society of America,
I would like to ask if any of the members of the ASA who receive this
message would like to contribute to the ASA newsletter.  If so, you may
e-mail your announcement (or other information of interest) to me at
hjhutch@lamar.colostate.edu

I would also like to ask if any who are not members of the ASA would
like to become so.  If so, you can also e-mail me at the above address,
and I will pass on your request to our president, Hans Klompen, at Ohio
State University, which is also home of the Institute of Acarology.

We plan to send out the next issue of the newsletter in March.

Best Regards to all,

Joel Hutcheson
 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:42:52 +0000
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
From: Anne Baker <asb@nhm.ac.uk>
Subject: ordering mite & tick book
 

Dear Colleagues,

Apologies to anyone who has had problems ordering 'Mites & ticks of
domestic animals' online.  I am assured by the publishers that it is now
possible to place an order this way.  The Stationery Office website has
changed to http://www.itsofficial.net (although the old site redirects to
the new) -  I recommend using the Search box to locate the title, because
the Bookfinder 'find' option was still denying the book's existence last
time I tried.

Best wishes

Anne
Dr Anne S. Baker
Department of Entomology
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD
Tel. 020 7942 5656
Fax. 020 7942 5229
Email asb@nhm.ac.uk