1. Lethal stage of female embryos in crosses between two local populations of the spider mite, Tetranychus quercivorus Ehara et Gotoh (Acari: Tetranychidae)

   • Tetsuo Gotoh
   • Koh Gomi
   • Taizo Kamoto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 137

2. Variance and covariance of ovipositional rates and developmental rates in the Phytoseidae (Acari: Mesostigmata): a phylogenetic consideration

   • Zhi-Qiang Zhang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 146

3. An evaluation of strategic and threshold control measures against the Karoo paralysis tick, Ixodes rubicundus (Acari: Ixodidae) in South Africa

   • L. J. Fourie
   • D. J. Kok
   • J. M. Van Zyl

   OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 153

4. Hyalomma truncatum (Acari; Ixodidae): evidence for the inability of adult ticks to discriminate between colours

   • K. Kopp
   • R. Gothe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 161

5. Erratum

   Erratum Pages: 162 - 162

6. The spatial distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes ricinus in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland

   • J. S. Gray
   • O. Kahl
   • E. Guy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 172

7. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from two different foci in Spain

   • A. Estrada-Peña
   • J. A. Oteo
   • J. Castellá

   OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 180

8. Number of adult female mites Varroa jacobsoni Oud. on hive debris from honey bee colonies artificially infested to monitor mite population increase (Mesostigmata: Varroidae)

   • F. Calatayud
   • M. J. Verdu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 188

9. Announcement

   Announcement Pages: I - II