Diseases of Mites and Ticks [Hardcover]

The twenty-four papers in this book are a mixture of primary research articles and literature reviews. Taken together, they present a broad overview of almost all aspects of acarine diseases, stretching from basic pathology to microbial pest control.

Diseases of mites and ticks: farewell to Leo van der Geest.- Diseases of mites and ticks: from basic pathology to microbial controlan 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 tlÓh