Volume 46, Issue 1-4

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December 2008

Diseases of Mites and Ticks

Issue Editors:

Jan Bruin,
Leo van der Geest

26 articles in this issue

Diseases of mites and ticks: farewell to Leo van der Geest
Jan Bruin
Preface 27 November 2008 Pages: 1 - 2
Diseases of mites and ticks: from basic pathology to microbial control—an introduction
Leo P. S. van der Geest
Jan Bruin
EditorialNotes 27 November 2008 Pages: 3 - 6
Using RNA interference to determine the role of varisin in the innate immune system of the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Wayne L. Hynes
Martha M. Stokes
Daniel E. Sonenshine
OriginalPaper 28 May 2008 Pages: 7 - 15
Silencing expression of the defensin, varisin, in male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA interference results in reduced Anaplasma marginale infections
Katherine M. Kocan
José de la Fuente
Daniel E. Sonenshine
OriginalPaper 04 June 2008 Pages: 17 - 28
Potential effects of mixed infections in ticks on transmission dynamics of pathogens: comparative analysis of published records
Howard S. Ginsberg
OriginalPaper 22 July 2008 Pages: 29 - 41
An association between the Antarctic mite Alaskozetes antarcticus and an entomophthoralean fungus of the genus Neozygites
P. D. Bridge
M. R. Worland
OriginalPaper 17 September 2008 Pages: 43 - 52
Diversity of acaropathogenic fungi in Poland and other European countries
Stanisław Bałazy
Ryszard Miętkiewski
Marta Wrzosek
OriginalPaper 04 November 2008 Pages: 53 - 70
Entomopathogenic fungi against South American tick species
Éverton Kort Kamp Fernandes
Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro Bittencourt
OriginalPaper 18 June 2008 Pages: 71 - 93
Pathogenicity and thermotolerance of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of the scab mite, Psoroptes ovis
M. Lekimme
C. Focant
B. Losson
OriginalPaper 27 June 2008 Pages: 95 - 104
Impact of two treatments of a formulation of Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) conidia on Varroa mites (Acari: Varroidae) and on honeybee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colony health
William G. Meikle
Guy Mercadier
Vincent Girod
OriginalPaper 28 May 2008 Pages: 105 - 117
Topically applied myco-acaricides for the control of cattle ticks: overcoming the challenges
Perry Polar
Dave Moore
Adash Ramsubhag
OriginalPaper 27 June 2008 Pages: 119 - 148
Protection of Metarhizium anisopliae conidia from ultra-violet radiation and their pathogenicity to Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi ticks
M. Hedimbi
G. P. Kaaya
M. Samish
OriginalPaper 20 August 2008 Pages: 149 - 156
Evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) for control of broad mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) in mulberry
Monchan Maketon
Patricia Orosz-Coghlan
Jittranon Sinprasert
OriginalPaper 16 May 2008 Pages: 157 - 167
Enabling mycelial application of Hirsutella thompsonii for managing the coconut mite
P. Sreerama Kumar
Leena Singh
OriginalPaper 07 August 2008 Pages: 169 - 182
A tale of three acaropathogenic fungi in Israel: Hirsutella, Meira and Acaromyces
U. Gerson
A. Gafni
A. Sztejnberg
OriginalPaper 23 October 2008 Pages: 183 - 194
Lessons from interactions within the cassava green mite fungal pathogen Neozygites tanajoae system and prospects for microbial control using Entomophthorales
Fabien C. C. Hountondji
OriginalPaper 04 November 2008 Pages: 195 - 210
Failure of the mite-pathogenic fungus Neozygites tanajoae and the predatory mite Neoseiulus idaeus to control a population of the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa
Simon L. Elliot
Gilberto J. de Moraes
John D. Mumford
OriginalPaper 30 July 2008 Pages: 211 - 222
The effects of Pseudomonas putida biotype B on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)
H. Murat Aksoy
Sebahat K. Ozman-Sullivan
Gregory T. Sullivan
OriginalPaper 16 May 2008 Pages: 223 - 230
Overwintering and prevalence of Neozygites floridana (Zygomycetes: Neozygitaceae) in hibernating females of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) under cold climatic conditions in strawberries
Ingeborg Klingen
Gunnar Wærsted
Karin Westrum
OriginalPaper 22 July 2008 Pages: 231 - 245
Sprays of emulsifiable Beauveria bassiana formulation are ovicidal towards Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) at various regimes of temperature and humidity
Wei-Bing Shi
Ming-Guang Feng
Shu-Sheng Liu
OriginalPaper 27 June 2008 Pages: 247 - 257
Role of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of Tetranychus evansi and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), pests of horticultural crops
Nguya K. Maniania
David M. Bugeme
Markus Knapp
OriginalPaper 07 August 2008 Pages: 259 - 274
Effect of temperature on virulence of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates to Tetranychus evansi
David M. Bugeme
Nguya K. Maniania
Hamadi I. Boga
OriginalPaper 22 July 2008 Pages: 275 - 285
Side-effects of pesticides on the life cycle of the mite pathogenic fungus Neozygites floridana
V. W. Wekesa
M. Knapp
I. Delalibera Jr.
OriginalPaper 27 June 2008 Pages: 287 - 297
Natural enemies of mass-reared predatory mites (family Phytoseiidae) used for biological pest control
Susan Bjørnson
OriginalPaper 26 August 2008 Pages: 299 - 306
Verified and potential pathogens of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Conny Schütte
Marcel Dicke
OriginalPaper 02 September 2008 Pages: 307 - 328
Symbionts, including pathogens, of the predatory mite Metaseiulus occidentalis: current and future analysis methods
Marjorie A. Hoy
A. Jeyaprakash
OriginalPaper 12 August 2008 Pages: 329 - 347

Volume 46, Issue 1-4

Diseases of mites and ticks: farewell to Leo van der Geest

Diseases of mites and ticks: from basic pathology to microbial control—an introduction

Using RNA interference to determine the role of varisin in the innate immune system of the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)

Silencing expression of the defensin, varisin, in male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA interference results in reduced Anaplasma marginale infections

Potential effects of mixed infections in ticks on transmission dynamics of pathogens: comparative analysis of published records

An association between the Antarctic mite Alaskozetes antarcticus and an entomophthoralean fungus of the genus Neozygites

Diversity of acaropathogenic fungi in Poland and other European countries

Entomopathogenic fungi against South American tick species

Pathogenicity and thermotolerance of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of the scab mite, Psoroptes ovis

Impact of two treatments of a formulation of Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) conidia on Varroa mites (Acari: Varroidae) and on honeybee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colony health

Topically applied myco-acaricides for the control of cattle ticks: overcoming the challenges

Protection of Metarhizium anisopliae conidia from ultra-violet radiation and their pathogenicity to Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi ticks

Evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) for control of broad mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) in mulberry

Enabling mycelial application of Hirsutella thompsonii for managing the coconut mite

A tale of three acaropathogenic fungi in Israel: Hirsutella, Meira and Acaromyces

Lessons from interactions within the cassava green mite fungal pathogen Neozygites tanajoae system and prospects for microbial control using Entomophthorales

Failure of the mite-pathogenic fungus Neozygites tanajoae and the predatory mite Neoseiulus idaeus to control a population of the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa

The effects of Pseudomonas putida biotype B on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Overwintering and prevalence of Neozygites floridana (Zygomycetes: Neozygitaceae) in hibernating females of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) under cold climatic conditions in strawberries

Sprays of emulsifiable Beauveria bassiana formulation are ovicidal towards Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) at various regimes of temperature and humidity

Role of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of Tetranychus evansi and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), pests of horticultural crops

Effect of temperature on virulence of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates to Tetranychus evansi

Side-effects of pesticides on the life cycle of the mite pathogenic fungus Neozygites floridana

Natural enemies of mass-reared predatory mites (family Phytoseiidae) used for biological pest control

Verified and potential pathogens of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Symbionts, including pathogens, of the predatory mite Metaseiulus occidentalis: current and future analysis methods

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