Adult females of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), were collected from a North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum, in eastern Ontario, Canada. This porcupine parasitism indicates that an established population I. is present local vicinity. tick species known to parasitize more than 150 different vertebrate hosts, including porcupine. The presence ticks parasitizing ...

Two new predatory mites of the genus Agistemus Summers (Acari: Prostigmata: Stigmaeidae) namely A. neocollyerae n. sp. and arabensis are described illustrated based on adult females. Additionally, two species simplex González-Rodriguez floridanus reported as records for stigmaeid mite fauna Saudi Arabia. A regional key to is also provided.

Neoseiulus roumelioticus Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi (Acari: Phytoseiidae), a predatory mite previously known only from its original description Greece, is reported for the first time in Turkey. The species re-described and illustrated, based on specimens collected an unknown of plant family Asteraceae Çilingöz Nature Park Istanbul Province,

The paper deals with five new species of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari: Hydrachnidiae, Hygrobatidae) collected from Qinghai Province, P.R. China, (Atractides) biprojectus Zhang, Li & Guo sp. nov., smiti menyuanensis longiprojectus nov. and xianmiensis All are described illustrated in detail, all type specimens deposited Institute Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (...

Brevipalpus yothersi Baker (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) is reported for the first time on cocoa, Theobroma cacao L. (Malvaceae) in northwestern Peru. Mites were collected from organic cocoa smallholdings September to December 2020 eight localities (three Provinces) of Piura Department. The highest mite population density was found peduncle and epicarps fruits different phenological stages, lowest lea...

Free-ranging ticks are widely known to be restricted to the ground level of vegetation. Here, we document the capture of the tick species Amblyomma in light traps placed in the forest canopy of Barro Colorado Island, tapirellum central Panama. A total of forty eight adults and three nymphs were removed from carbon dioxide–octenol baited CDC light traps suspended 20 meters above the ground durin...

Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) is a major pest mite infesting vegetables and horticultural ornamental agronomic crops in Egypt. In biological control strategies, natural enemies were applied to maintain TSSM population below the level where damage occurs for an extended period of time besides utilizing acaricides critical situation as quick practice avoid deleterious damage. This study evaluated p...

We captured mormoopids, phyllostomids, and vespertilionids in Honduras to collect bat ectoparasites. Two species of Spinturnicidae (Acari) are the first reports this family Honduras. One Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 1903, four Streblidae recorded for time With these results, current number each two Spinturnicidae, three Nycteribiidae, 48 Streblidae. compared bats highly sampled countries Central So...