1. Molecular approach in spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae): Preliminary data on ribosomal DNA sequences

   • M. Navajas
   • D. Cotton
   • J. Gutierrez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 218

2. Seasonal lipid contents of Antarctic microarthropods

   • Peter Convey

   OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 231

3. Studies of the impact ofEuseius species (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on citrus mites using predator exclusion and predator release experiments

   • J. A. McMurtry
   • J. G. Morse
   • H. G. Johnson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 233 - 248

4. Functional response ofAllothrombium pulvinum deutonymphs (Acari: Trombidiidae) on two-spotted spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae)

   • Zhi-Qiang Zhang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 257

5. The effect of pyrethroid lambdacyhalothrin applications on the spatial distribution of phytophagous and predatory mites in apple orchards

   • S. Y. Li
   • R. Harmsen
   • H. M. A. Thistlewood

   OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 269

6. An evaluation of the effectivity of the scrub technique in quantitative ectoparasite ecology

   • Peet J. van Dyk
   • Andrew A. McKenzie

   OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 283

7. Evaluation of sampling methods for determining infestation rates of the tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi R.) in colonies of the honey bee (Apis mellifera): Spatial, temporal, and spatio-temporal effects

   • Nicholas W. Calderone
   • Hachiro Shimanuki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 285 - 298

8. Honey bees as carriers of lychee erinose miteEriophyes litchii (Acari: Eriophyiidae)

   • G. K. Waite
   • J. D. McAlpine

   Short Communication Pages: 299 - 302