Acarology: mites and human welfareThe only compendium to provide thorough coverage of ticks and mites, this text/reference brings together comprehensive information not otherwise available except through a detailed search of the literature. Beginning with an introductory overview and general characterization of mites, it goes on to detail their morphology, anatomy, and metabolic systems; specific descriptions of orders and superfamilies; and five areas in which mites affect human welfare: health and medicine, agriculture, stored products, biological control, and ecological systems. Each chapter is followed by extensive literature citations and references, including some not yet in print. The text is lavishly illustrated with approximately 300 figures, including line drawings, photographs, and scanning electron micrographs. |
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Contents
PART ONE INTRODUCTION | 3 |
Subclass AcariA Characterization | 12 |
Arachnid Relatives Past and Present | 20 |
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Acari Acariens Acariformes Acarina AcaroL Acarologia Actinedida adult aedeagus Amblyomma andersoni arachnids Argas argasid Argasidae arthropods Balashov biology blood body BulL caeca cells chelicerae classification claws coxae coxal glands cuticle Dermacentor deutonymph digestive digit dorsal duct eggs EntomoL Soc Eriophyidae Evans Fain feeding female Figure function Gamasida ganglia genera genital genus gnathosoma Grandjean Hammen hard ticks hemolymph Holothyrida host Hughes hypopi hypostome hysterosoma idiosoma insects integument Ixodes ixodid ticks Ixodidae Jeppson Krantz larvae legs lumen males molting morphology mouthparts muscles nerves nymphal nymphs occur Opilioacarida opisthosoma oribatids Ornithodoros pairs palps parasitic pedipalps peritremes pheromones plates pore posterior Proc protonymph salivary glands Sarcoptiformes sclerotized segments sensilla setae shield soft ticks Sonenshine species sperm spermatophore spider mites stages stigmata structure suborder Superfamily surface synganglion tarsus tion tissue tracheae Trombiculidae tubules types Univ ventral ventriculus Vitzthum water mites Wharton Woodring ZooL