Sunday, December 10, 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Room 210 (Convention Center)

Symposium: Current Advances in Acarology 2006

Organizer(s): Ronald Ochoa, rochoa@sel.barc.usda.gov
Hans Klompen, klompen.1@osu.edu
1:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:35 PM0022Videographic acarology
Vikram Prasad, v.prasad@ix.netcom.com
1:50 PM0023Evolution of female intromittant organs in astigmatid mites  [ Recorded presentation ]
Barry O'Connor, bmoc@umich.edu
2:05 PM0025The effects of secondary structure alignment and alternative analytical methods on elucidating dermanyssoid phylogeny  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ashley P. G. Dowling, ashley.dowling@uky.edu
2:20 PM0026The impact of sulfur on biological control of spider mites (Tetranychidae) in Washington State hopyards and vineyards  [ Recorded presentation ]
David James, david_james@wsu.edu, Deirdre Prischmann, dprischmann@ngirl.ars.usda.gov
2:35 PM0027Two new species of Zetzellia Oudemans (Acari: Stigmaeidae) that threaten the concept of genera: Disgeneric marriage?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Fabio Akashi Hernandes, fabio_akashi@yahoo.com.br, Reinaldo JF. Feres, reinaldo@ibilce.unesp.br
2:50 PM0028Eriophyioid mites of the American elm, Ulmus americana L  [ Recorded presentation ]
James Amrine, jamrine@wvu.edu
3:05 PMBreak
3:20 PM0029Mite pest detection techniques at USDA, APHIS, PPQ Plant  [ Recorded presentation ]
Eric McDonald, Eric.M.McDonald@aphis.usda.gov
3:35 PM0030Inspection aid for the detection of mites on imported consumption commodities
Frank J. Salantri, Frank.J.Salantri@usda.gov
3:50 PM0031Raoiella indica (Tenuipalpidae): A new citizen of the Americas  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ronald Ochoa, rochoa@sel.barc.usda.gov, Ethan Kane, rochoa@sel.barc.usda.gov, Eric Erbe, erbee@ba.ars.usda.gov
4:05 PM0032Influence of route of experimental exposure to Ehrlichia canis on antibiotic efficacy  [ Recorded presentation ]
John J. Schaefer, schaefer.168@osu.edu, W. Bremer, schaefer.168@osu.edu, J. Kahn, joekahn197@aol.com, Glen Needham, needham.1@osu.edu, Y. Rikihisa, Schaefer.168@osu.edu, S. A. Ewing, schaefer.168@osu.edu, R. W. Stich, schaefer.168@osu.edu
4:20 PM0033A completely automated system for ticks feeding through membranes
Rafael De la Vega, delavega@infomed.sld.cu
4:35 PMASA Business Meeting

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