Gustav W. Verderber, Environmental Interpretation
Nature & Photo Workshops 2000

The following workshops are currently open for enrollment.  Itineraries
incorporate experiential learning into an affordable ecotour format for
anyone interested in natural history, photography, or outdoor recreation.
Post-secondary credit is available for select workshops from Thomas Aquinas
College where indicated.  However, faculty are welcome to consider any of
these itineraries as field components for courses in the appropriate areas.
More detailed workshop/course syllabuses can be made available upon request.
Please print and post to your colleagues, students, members, and visitors.
For further information please visit http://www.GustavWVerderber.com.

THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Aug 15 to Aug 23, 2000 / Cost: $1,860.00 pp
Optional Amazon Extension: Aug 24 to Aug 28 / Cost: $870.00 pp

It is my pleasure to invite you to join me as I return to the Galapagos
Islands this coming August to experience and photograph the natural history
of the Land of Darwin.

I am limiting the workshop to a maximum of 12 participants.  Such a small
group will encourage a comradely atmosphere among all the participants as
well as afford me the privilege of attending personally to the particular
abilities and needs of each individual participant.

The workshop will accommodate serious (not to be confused with "expert")
wildlife photographers as well as anyone with a passion for natural history,
evolution, and travel. In other words, we will arrange our visits to the
various islands to maximize photo opportunities and we plan to linger,
observe, and photograph the wildlife and landscapes we encounter rather than
be in a hurry to return to the yacht.  Days are long and, if you are intent
on getting high-quality images, even strenuous.  Please take this into
consideration.

Once again, in cooperation with Rainforest and Reef, we have made this
workshop as sustainable as possible in that all guides, accommodations, etc.
are provided exclusively by Ecuadorian business interests.  We will be led
by an expert naturalist guide who will also keep our particular interests in
mind.

I very much hope that you will think about joining what will be one of the
most pleasant, intimate, and memorable experiences that I could imagine
sharing with you.  Visit my web site (URL below) to view the itinerary,
browse the Galapagos Gallery, and to be very pleasantly surprised by the
cost of this wonderful opportunity.

Proceed directly to web page for this workshop:
http://www.gustavwverderber.com/galapagos.html

SOUTHEAST ALASKA WORKSHOP
Available Dates 2000: Jun 15 to Jun 28, Jul 2 to Jun 15 (filled), Jul 20 to
Aug 2
Cost: $1,050.00 pp
(undergraduate credit available from Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI)

This workshop immerses you in the natural history and culture of SE Alaska.
Highlights include rafting the beautiful Sauk River, a federally protected
*Wild and Scenic* river that offers views of the Cascade Mountain Range,
hanging glaciers, and wildlife.  This is regarded as one of the premier
rafting experiences in the Pacific Northwest.  You will then embark on a
fantastic voyage through the Inside Passage of SE Alaska, past spectacular
scenery that includes glacially carved fjords, waterfalls tumbling down from
snow-capped mountains, quaint fishing villages, pristine temperate
rainforest, humpback whales, bald eagles, and much, much more.  Most of our
ensuing activities will be based out of Wrangell, Petersburg, and Sitka.
Naturalist John Muir staged expeditions out of Wrangell.   Among them will
be camping in the Tongass National Forest, largest in the U.S., sea
kayaking, whale watching in Frederick Sound, and fishing for salmon &
halibut.  A boat trip to LeConte glacier is also planned.  LeConte glacier
is the southern-most tidewater glacier in N. America and constantly calves
large icebergs into LeConte Bay.  Killer whales, seals, and porpoises are
common here.  We will also stay in Sitka, considered Alaska*s most beautiful
seaside village, hike the 2.5 mile Sealion Cove trail into old growth Sitka
spruce and hemlock forest, visit Tlingit Indian and Russian cultural
features, and be entertained by Tlingit elders.

Proceed directly to web page for this workshop:
http://www.gustavwverderber.com/alaska.html

The Lake Eden Photo Camp-In: Basic Field Techniques in Close-up Nature
Photography
Jun 9 to Jun 11, 2000 / Cost: $290.00 pp

This year*s spring workshop is another of the popular photo camp-ins at
picturesque Lake Eden in the heart of Vermont*s northern Green Mountains.
Bring your tent or RV and spend a delightful weekend in the company of
fellow nature photography enthusiasts.  Classroom sessions are combined with
field excursions to Belvidere Pond, an undeveloped pond teeming with
wildlife, and the Babcock Nature Preserve during which I will share with you
my professional field techniques of close-up nature photography.  The spring
wildflowers will be in bloom, peepers will be chorusing, and, of course, the
insects will be hung with care in the dew-drenched meadows.

This workshop is designed for anyone merely thinking about photographing the
natural world as well as for those of you who have already spent some time
stalking nature near you home.  All the techniques that enable me to produce
publishable close-up images of insects, frogs, flowers, and even microscopic
subjects (without a microscope) will be discussed.  In just one weekend,
this workshop will take you from beginner to serious amateur and do it in
one of the most pleasant settings you could imagine.  Groups are kept to a
maximum of 15 people to assure a cozy, comradely format and to allow for
personal attention to everyone*s particular interests.  As with all of my
other workshops, after you have processed your film, I invite you to send me
nonreturnable copies of the images you take during the workshop so that I
can critique your efforts.

Deborah Godin and her family will be our hosts; they will be seeing to all
our corporeal needs, that is, they will provide us with shelter, food,
coin-operated showers, other basic amenities and, well, you might not want
to leave after the workshop is completed.  (Whatever you do while you*re at
Lake Eden, DO NOT ORDER THE BANANA SPLIT!  I came to Lake Eden in 1997
intending to camp for the summer while I looked for a home.  The setting,
the people, the variety of photographic opportunities are enough to seduce
most anyone.  Then, one day, I ordered one of Deb*s banana splits.  After I
finished it, I decided to put off buying a home.  Instead, I returned to
Lake Eden and lived there in an RV for three years!  I believe she puts
something in the toppings.)

Proceed directly to web page for this workshop:
http://www.gustavwverderber.com/eden.html
 

For detailed workshop itineraries please visit my web site:

 http://www.GustavWVerderber.com

 If you think that you might want to join us, don*t hesitate too long; these
workshops fill up quickly.  Feel free to contact me if you have any
questions or concerns and, of course, to find out how to register.

With gratitude and respect,
Gustav W. Verderber
Environmental Interpretation
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NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY * FREE-LANCE WRITING * NATURE TRAVEL
http://www.GUSTAVWVERDERBER.com
Email: G.Verderber@Sciencenet.com
P.O. Box 153, Lowell, VT  05847
Toll Free: (877) 560-0623
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Hello All,
I'm looking for an address for Dr. Ariel Diaz, so that we can send an
ASA newsletter to her.  Does anyone know her present mailing address?
Joel Hutcheson
ASA Newsletter Editor
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H. Joel Hutcheson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow  |Telephone: (970) 491-3266
Department of Microbiology |Lab: (970) 491-8530
Colorado State University |FAX: (970) 491-1815
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1677 |EMail: hjhutch@lamar.colostate.edu
U.S.A.    |http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hjhutch
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Dear Friends,
 Just to inform you that our network will be down as from this
afternoon for the rest of this week.
 Kind regards
 Eddie Ueckermann
 

Dear Entomologist

We are pleased to announce the official restaurants of the XXI ICE:
Churrascaria Rafain Cataratas;
Iguassu Boulevard:
China Restaurant

You can buy lunch tickets, valid for any one of the restaurants above,
directly with our official agency, at the cost of US$10.00 each.
These restaurants are the only ones close to the Congress site, beside the
Hotels Restaurants, which are normally more expensive.
The congress will provide free transportation from the ICE sites only to
the official restaurants.

To buy the tickets, pls ask for the number needed directly to the agency
(pjeventos@pjeventos.com.br, fax +55 41 3721415).

Be sure to visit the restaurant site at
http://www.sercomtel.com.br/ice/restaurant.htm

Yours

Decio Luiz Gazzoni
President, XXI ICE
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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
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Dear Entomologist

If you are a fishermen, or like eating fish and listen to fishing stories,
you should visit http://www.sercomtel.com.br/ice/fishermen.htm, where you
can find the fishermen corner during the XXI ICE.

YOurs

Decio Luiz Gazzoni
President, XXI ICE
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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
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Dear Colleague:
Julian Garcia <grejon@tunku.uady.mx> needs advice on getting
information on mites of birds. If you can help, please write to Julian
directly.
Zhi-Qiang Zhang
Acarology list-owner

Forwarded message
_________________________________
Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 13:01:27 -0500 (CDT)
From: <grejon@tunku.uady.mx>
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: information

Hi My name is Julian Garcia:
I'm looking information principally about mites of tropical birds
(principally Mexico) somebody help me, please.
Thanks

JULIAN E. GARCIA REJON
LABORATORIO DE ARBOVIROLOGIA
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE YUCATAN
AV. ITZAES # 490 X 59 CP. 97000 MERIDA, YUCATAN, MEXICO
TEL (99) 24-57-55 EXT. 136
FAX (99) 23-61-20
e-mail: grejon@tunku.uady.mx
 
 
 
 
 

CC: Lincoln.smtp("grejon@tunku.uady.mx")

Dear Entomologist

We are pleased to inform that our official agency is ready to help you:

1. To arrange reservations on domestic branches, mainly Sao Paulo or Rio de
Janeiro to Iguassu Falls. If you're facing problems to make these
reservations, pls contact or ask your travel agent to do it on
<mailto:oliveiratravel@pjeventos.com.br>oliveiratravel@pjeventos.com.br,
fax +55 41 3724222, 3721415 or 3721177.

2. To make hotel reservation for the Congress. Reservations will be
maintaned only if made and paid no later than June 30, 2000.

Yours

Decio Luiz Gazzoni
President, XXI ICE
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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
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From: didier costa <costadidier@caramail.com>
To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: Illustrated book references, information and advises
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 16:14:43 GMT+1

Dear all,

 I'm a designer in search of illustrated catalogues about
small acari, such as those we can find in beds, cheese or
dust.
 At he beginning, it was just the starting point for a
creation. But I'm getting more and more curious and also
would like to go farther in creating a web-site about them=85
if I can get enough information and help.
 The aim is to make people know them more, to show them
they are not as dangerous as people of marketing want to
make us believe.
 So, I would be grateful if you could give me some
references about not too scientific illustrated books or
any information and advises that could help me.

 Sincerely,

 Didier Costa.

Didier Costa
"Les garres"
33210 Fargues de Langon
France

Costadidier@caramail.com

end
 
 

CC: Lincoln.smtp("costadidier@caramail.com")

Dear Dr. Didier

 Take a look at:

 1986 - Discover 7(11):1-12.

 Fain, A., B. Guerin & B.J. Hart, 1990
  Mites and Allergic Disease.
  Allerbio, F-55270 Varennes en Argonne, France
 

 Andrews, M., 1977
  The Life that lives on Man
  Taplinger Publishing Co., New York

 Coloff, M.J. & F. Th. M. Spieksma, 1992
  Pictorial keys for the identification of domestic mites.
  Clinical and Experimental Allergy 22:832-830.

 Coloff, M.J. et al., 1992
  The control of allergens of dust mites and domestic pets:
  a position paper.
  Clinical and Experimental Allergy 22, Supplement 2, pp.
  1-28.

     Carlos H.W. Flechtmann
     University of SaoPaulo/ESALQ
     Piracicaba, SP
     Brasil

 
On Tue, 16 May 2000, Zhi-Qiang Zhang wrote:

> From: didier costa <costadidier@caramail.com>
> To: acarology@nhm.ac.uk
> Subject: Illustrated book references, information and advises
> Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 16:14:43 GMT+1
>
> Dear all,
>
>  I'm a designer in search of illustrated catalogues about
> small acari, such as those we can find in beds, cheese or
> dust.
>  At he beginning, it was just the starting point for a
> creation. But I'm getting more and more curious and also
> would like to go farther in creating a web-site about them=85
> if I can get enough information and help.
>  The aim is to make people know them more, to show them
> they are not as dangerous as people of marketing want to
> make us believe.
>  So, I would be grateful if you could give me some
> references about not too scientific illustrated books or
> any information and advises that could help me.
>
>  Sincerely,
>
>  Didier Costa.
>
> Didier Costa
> "Les garres"
> 33210 Fargues de Langon
> France
>
> Costadidier@caramail.com
>
> end
>
 
 

CC: Lincoln.smtp("costadidier@caramail.com")

I am having trouble finding information on the epidemiology of
Cheyletiella.

I am working with a woman who apparently has a sustained infestation.
She has been bothered for over 6 weeks by irritating "bites" and,
finally, we did find a Cheyletiella mite in the last skin sample (sticky
tape on skin).

My problem is that it has been my understanding that these mites are
sustained on pets and only incidentally transfer to humans.  This woman
has also been extremely in house cleaning since this occurred, even
washing and changing the sheets every day.  Also, for what it is worth,
she has had a pest control company out 3 times so far.

My questions:  1) can Cheyletiella maintain itself solely on humans; 2)
if not, what might be some other sources that are sustaining this
infestation; 3) what might be a good reference(s) on the epidemiology of
Cheyletiella infestations; and 4) any other ideas for treatment?

Whitney Cranshaw
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO  USA

wcransha@ceres.agsci.colostate.edu
 
 

Dear Colleagues,

If you are interested in the following pre-conference tour, pls contact
Ana Cristina Sá-Fischer
Biologische Bundesanstalt - Institut fuer Vorratsschutz
Koenigin-Luise-Str. 19  -  14195 Berlin - Germany
Tel.: + 49 30 8304-2526  - Fax.: + 49 30 8304-2503
E-mail: a.c.sa-fischer@bba.de
 

1) August 17
-Morning: - The group will meet at the airport in Curitiba (State captal
city of Paraná with about 2 million people, predominantly European
descendants); go for a tour around the city and have lunch;
- Afternoon: - Drive about 110 km distance to the city of Ponta Grossa:
- Evening:- arrive at the Hotel "Vila Velha" / Dinner in Ponta Grossa
2) August 18
- Morning:- Visit the largest official grain storage structure in Brazil /
lunch;
- Afternoon: - Drive about 150 km distance to the city of Guarapuava, visit
grain storage (maize, wheat and barley) of Cooperative Agraria, whose
members are mostly German escendants;
- Evening 18- arrive at the Hotel "KÜSTER" / Dinner in Guarapuava
3) August 19
- Mornig:- Drive about 200 km to the city of Campo Mourão, and visit
granaries of maize and wheat at COAMO, the largest Agri. Cooperative in
Brazil / lunch there;
- Afternoon:- Drive about 200 km distance to the city of Cascavel
- Evening: arrive at the Hotel "Copas Verdes" / Dinner at Cascavel
4) August 20
- Morning: - Visit granaries of wheat at COPAVEL / lunch;
- Afternoon: Drive about 150 km to Foz do Iguaçu, and deliver everyone to
the reserved hotel;
- Evening: Attend the opening cerimony of ICE.
The estimated cost of the complete tour per person (for accomodation and
travel) is between US$300 and 450, meals not included.

NOTE: Transportation cost may vary a bit if number of people is not eight
or sixteen
START: From Curitiba, capital city of State of Parana, about 600 km North
of Iguaçu;
TRANSPORTATION: By road, the group will be travelling in a comfortable, air
conditioned, executive SPRINTER MERCEDES BENS VAN, with professional driver.

Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Ana Cristina Sá-Fischer
 

Dear colleague:

Systematic & Applied Acarology ( ISSN 1362-1971) is an international
journal published by the Systematic & Applied Acarology Society since
1996. Each volume includes a variety of papers on different subjects
(systematics, morphology, biology, ecology, molecular biology,
physiology, toxicology, parasitology & pest control). Some of these
papers may be of interest to (see the list below).  Detailed information
about this journal and the society can be found at:

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/acarology/saas/

Systematic & Applied Acarology is the only international journal on mites
and ticks published by an international acarological society FOR AND BY
its members. The journal has been published on schedule for the last five
years.  All back volumes are still available.  I invite you to have a look at
this journal and recommend this journal to your librarian or subscribe to it
for yourself.

I enclose an order form and a list of selected papers in Syst. Appl.
Acarol. below for your information.  If you need any further information,
please feel free to write to me.

Thank you.

Zhi-Qiang Zhang
Editor-in-Chief
Systematic & Applied Acarology

Systematic & Applied Acarology Society
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/acarology/saas/

Acarology Home page
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/acarology/

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__ I like to subscribe to SAA

        __ vol 5 (2000)
        __ vol 4 (1999)
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Members of Systematic & Applied Acarology Society have the option to
become sustaining members to receive publications of the society.  For
further information:

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/acarology/saas/member.html
 

________________________________________________
List of selected papers in Syst. Appl. Acarology 1996-2000
________________________________________________

**BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, PEST CONTROL & BEHAVIOUR

Development, feeding and reproduction of the predatory mite, Hypoaspis
miles (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) on different types of prey. O.
ALI & P. BRENNAN. pp. 81-88

Biodiversity and dynamics of oribatid mites in rice paddies. QINGTIAN LI,
HUIFU WANG  & LI ZHENG

A new method for studying aerial dispersal behaviour of eriophyoid mites
(Acari: Eriophyoidea). S.-F. ZHAO & J. W. AMRINE, JR.

Suitability of Brevipalpus obovatus as prey to Neoseiulus idaeus (Acari:
Tenuipalpidae, Phytoseiidae) on cassava. M.A.
TAMAI et al. pp. 101-106.

Epidemiological study of autumn-winter type scrub typhus in a new
endemic focus of Fei County, Shandong Province, China. YUNXI LIU,
ZHANQING YANG, QINYONG WU et al.

Laboratory life history of the predaceous mite Typhlodromus athiasae
(Acari: Phytoseiidae). H. Reuveny, E. Palevsky & U. Gerson.

Prevalence and seasonal activity of the wasp parasitoid, Ixodiphagus
hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in its tick host,
Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). R.-J. HU & K. E. HYLAND.

Mite allergens Der p 1 and Der f 1 in bedding dust determined by
monoclonal antibodies in Shanghai. H. WANG & T.-H. WEN.

An improved method for predicting duration of blacklegged tick (Ixodes
scapularis)  attachment. C. Kelly et al.

Biological control of the scarid fly, Lycoriella solani by the predatory mite,
Hypoaspis miles (Berlese) in mushroom crops.  O. ALI et al

Effects and mechanisms of simulated acid rain on plant-mite interactions
in agricultural systems. I. The direct effects of simulated acid rain on
carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus. Z.-M. Zhao et al.

**Physiology, Toxicology & Molecular Biology

Selection and genetic analysis of fenvalerate resistance in Amblyseius
pseudolongispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
K.-Y. Zhu, L.-S. Ke & J.-L. Xin. pp. 5-10

RAPD-PCR method for detecting DNA polymorphism in Boophilus
microplus (Acari: Ixodidae). M.-Y. Lan et al.

Feeding behaviour of omethoate-resistant spider mites (Acari:
Tetranychidae): a study using electrical penetration graphs.
FENGYING GUO & ZHIMO ZHAO

Host-tick immune interaction. I. Analysis of common antigenic
components between Ixodes sinensis and Haemaphysalis
bispinosa (Acari: Ixodidae). Z.-G. Liu et al.

Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA by PCR in potential tick vectors of
China. P.H. ZHANG et al.. pp. 43-46.

Fingerprints of four species of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae)
detected by RAPD. H.-Q. DONG et al. pp. 47-50

Evidence for the existence of juvenile hormone synthesized by the
synganglion of Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari:
Ixodidae). J.-Z. LIU et al. pp. 51-56

Purification and partial properties of vitellins from the tick Haemaphysalis
longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae). Y.-P. LI et al. pp.
57-62

**SYSTEMATICS, MORPHOLOGY & EVOLUTION

A review and cladistic analysis of the Eupodoidea (Acari: Acariformes).
T.-K. Qin.

The genus Proprioseius Chant (Acari: Phytoseiidae), with descriptions of
two new species. G.J. De Moraes & H.A.Denmark

A cladistic analysis of the Eriophyoidea (Acari: Prostigmata): tests of
monophyly of families. X.-Y. Hong & Z.-Q. Zhang.

Observations on the genus Polyaspinus Berlese 1916 (Acari:
Trachytidae). J. BLOSZYK & R. B. HALLIDAY

New taxa and tentative rearrangement of Walchiidae stat. n. with
remarks on Trombiculoidea nec Welbourn, 1991 (Acari:
Acariformes) T.-H. Wen.

Oribatid mites of the genus Epilohmannia (Acari: Oribatida:
Epilohmanniidae) from Japan and Mongolia. BADAMDORJ
BAYARTOGTOKH

The structure and evolution of male cauda and petiole with a cladistic
analysis of Chinese species of the genus Arrenurus
(Acari: Arrenuridae). D.-C. JIN et al.