2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: Advances in Acarology

Red palm mite in Florida, one year later
Cal Welbourn, University of Florida

Apparent biological control of rust mites by Zetzellia mali (Stigmaeidae) on juice grapes in Washington state
Deborah Brooks, Washington State University; David James, Washington State University; Victor Reyna, Washington State University

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Seasonality and management of eriophyid mites in Washington viticulture
Lawrence C. Wright, Washington State University; David James, Washington State University; Deborah Brooks, Washington State University; Victor Reyna, Washington State University

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Ontogeny in Opilioacaridae, with notes on segmental structure in Parasitiformes
Hans Klompen, Ohio State University

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Some ultrastructural observations on the Astigmata
Norman J. Fashing, College of William and Mary

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Genomic analyses of a predatory mite: Status and prospects
Marjorie A. Hoy, University of Florida

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Varroa mites and viruses
James Amrine, West Virginia University

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Tick species diversity in small mammals in the north coast range
Janet E. Foley, University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

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Multivariate statistical analysis: A non-parasitic phase comparison between Boophilus microplus and Anocentor nitens (Acari:Ixodoidea)
Rafael De la Vega, LABIOFAM

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The effects of a galling eriophyid mite on leaf-level gas exchange in mature sugar maple canopies in south-central Ontario
Rajit Patankar, University of Toronto

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Aquatic mite [Arrenurus (Megaluracarus)] sensitivity to herbicide contamination
Sandra Yi, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign; Bettina M. Francis, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign; Wesley M. Jarrell, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign; David J. Soucek, Illinois Natural History Survey

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Mite community differences between two forest types, and the role of such studies in conservation and land management
Samantha Colby, Lewis and Clark College; Peter Kennedy, Lewis and Clark College; Andrew Moldenke, Oregon State University

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What is in an ant's carry-on?: Mites associated with Messor pergandei alates
Kaitlin Uppstrom, The Ohio State University

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Feather mites of Brazil: A prospect of biodiversity
Fabio A. Hernandes, UNESP; M. P. Valim, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz; Heather C. Proctor, University of Alberta

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Population genetics and phylogeography of Arkansas-collected ticks
Rebecca Trout, University of Arkansas; A. L. Szalanski, University of Arkansas; Dayton Steelman, University of Arkansas

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Novel tick-vector associations of zoonotic disease in northern California
Nate Nieto, University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

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Phylogeny of genus Aceria (Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea)
Mariam Lekveishvili, West Virginia University; James Amrine, West Virginia University; Jeffrey D. Wells, West Virginia University

Concluding Remarks