Jacobsen, Stine K Klingen, Ingeborg Eilenberg, Jørgen Markussen, Bo Sigsgaard, Lene
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Experimental & applied acarology
We determined how conidia of arthropod-pathogenic fungi on leaves affected the behavior of two predators-Orius majusculus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) and Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)-when offered a choice between preying on two-spotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), in the presence or absence of infective c...
Dunn, J A Prickett, J C Collins, D A Macarthur, R Weaver, R J
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Experimental & applied acarology
A choice test bioassay was devised to screen compounds as potential semiochemicals (e.g., kairomones or allomones that mediate aggregation, attraction or repellence) for the obligate parasitic mite, Psoroptes ovis. The choice test used filter paper discs in a 1:4 test:control ratio and was found to be a reliable, effective and efficient method. Fou...
González Castillo, Celia Ortuño Sahagún, Daniel Martínez Velázquez, Moisés
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Experimental & applied acarology
Rhipicephalus microplus is a hematophagous ectoparasite that significantly affects parasitized cattle. As a one-host tick its entire life cycle consists of free-living and parasitic forms. Its extraordinary ability to survive during prolonged off-host periods has been related to the process of cytoplasmic degradation called autophagy. In order to d...
Junior, Paulino Bonatte Rodrigues, Vinicius da Silva Garcia, Marcos Valério Higa, Leandro de Oliveira Souza Zimmermann, Namor Pinheiro Barros, Jacqueline Cavalcante Andreotti, Renato
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Experimental & applied acarology
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the performance of Brangus and Nellore cattle in an extensive production system. Sixty growing bulls, 30 of the Brangus and 30 of the Nellore breeds that were naturally infested with Rhipicephalus microplus were subdivided into four groups: control Nellore (15 animals), treated Nellore (15), contro...
Mąkol, Joanna Saboori, Alireza Felska, Magdalena
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Experimental & applied acarology
Morphology-based identification of Allothrombium spp., in view of the limited knowledge of intraspecific variation, hinders the recognition of species borders and affects the views on the actual distribution of species. Therefore, identification will benefit from reference to molecular methods. The separate species identity of specimens putatively ...
Miraballes, Cecilia Aráoz, Virginia Riet-Correa, Franklin
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Experimental & applied acarology
Rhipicephalus microplus causes high economic losses for Uruguay; the country is divided into a R. microplus-free area and an endemic area. The aim of this research was to evaluate the R. microplus and tick fever situation in Uruguay and the feasibility of implementing R. microplus control or elimination programs to reduce the number of infested far...
de Oliveira, Philipe B Harvey, Tatiani V Fehlberg, Hllytchaikra F Rocha, Josiane M Martins, Thiago F da Acosta, Igor C L Labruna, Marcelo B Faccini, João L H Albuquerque, George R
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Experimental & applied acarology
Tick-borne spotted fever in Brazil is known to be caused by two agents, Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia parkeri. Nothing was known about these agents in one area of the Atlantic rainforest biome of Bahia state, where during March to June 2016, 356 rural dogs and 69 horses were sampled and their sera were processed through indirect immunofluore...
Jabin, Gul Dewan, Yashwini Khatri, Hiren Singh, Sujeet K Chandra, Kailash Thakur, Mukesh
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Experimental & applied acarology
Zoonotic diseases transmitted through ticks and other ectoparasites often travel across the globe with illegally traded wildlife parts and products. In this study, we analyzed a confiscated case of pangolin scales and observed a few dead ticks attached. On genetic analysis, the pangolin scales were identified to be originated from Chinese pangolin ...
Duarte, Mércia Elias de Mendonça, Renata Santos Skoracka, Anna Silva, Edmilson Santos Navia, Denise
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Experimental & applied acarology
Phytophagous mites belonging to the Eriophyoidea are extremely diverse and highly host-specific. Their accurate morphological identification is hampered by their reduced size and simplified bodies and by the existence of cryptic species complexes. Previous studies have demonstrated the urgency of applying multisource methods to accurate taxonomic i...
Yang, Juan Wang, Guo-Quan Zhou, Qiong Lu, Wen Ma, Jun-Qing Huang, Jing-Hua
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Experimental & applied acarology
Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) is an extremely serious cassava (Manihot esculenta) pest. Building a genomic resource to investigate the molecular mechanisms of cassava responses to T. urticae is vital for characterizing cassava resistance to mites. Based on the tolerance of cassava varieties to mite infestation (focusing on mite develop...
