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House dust mite allergy in Malaysia: review of research gaps in the current scenario and the way forward
The prevalence of house dust mite (HDM) allergy, especially in Asian countries with rapid urbanization, has been increasing. House dust mites thrive...
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Attractant Activity of Host-Related Chemical Blends on the Poultry Red Mite at Different Spatial Scales
Many blood-feeding arthropods use volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to detect their vertebrate hosts. The role of chemical interactions in mediating...
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RNA Viruses Are Prevalent and Active Tenants of the Predatory Mite Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Many arthropod species harbor a diverse range of viruses. While much is known about pathogenic viruses of some economically important insects and...
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Genetic variability of the honey bee mite, Varroa destructor, from a humid continental climatic region of Canada, and temperate and tropical climatic regions of Mexico
Varroa destructor is a damaging mite of Western honey bees ( Apis mellifera ). Genetic variability of the mite in different regions of the world could...
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Sperm-depleted males of the two-spotted spider mite can replenish sperm in a few hours
In many animals, males increase their reproductive success by mating with as many females as possible. The number of females a male can fertilize is...
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Arthropods associated with the lychee erinose mite, Aceria litchii (Acari: Eriophyidae) on lychee trees in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Lychee fruit production ( Litchi chinensis ) has been threatened in many regions of the world where the presence has been reported of the litchii...
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Effects of temperature on the adults and progeny of the predaceous mite Lasioseius japonicus (Acari: Blattisociidae) fed on the cereal mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridae)
The predatory mite Lasioseius japonicus Ehara is a newly recorded species in China that has been shown to have great potential as a biological...
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Feeding-induced plant metabolite responses to a phoretic gall mite, its carrier psyllid and both, after detachment
Phoresy is one of the most distinctive relationships between mites and insects, and the off-host interaction between phoretic mites and their...
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Acaricidal activities of paeonol from Moutan Cortex, dried bark of Paeonia × suffruticosa, against the grain pest mite Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Acari: Acaridae)
Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Acari: Acaridae) is a major pest mite of stored grains that is distributed worldwide. Paeonol, a phenolic component of the...
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Stethorini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae) of South India: their associated mite species and barcode gap analysis
BackgroundStethorini are specialized mite predators in the family Coccinellidae, which are small with black body and brown or yellow colored...
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The newcomer takes it all: the invader Texas citrus mite, Eutetranychus banksi (Acari: Tetranychidae), displaces the resident relatives in citrus agrosystems
Many studies have emphasized the importance of interspecific competition in sha** natural ecosystem communities. In contrast, few investigations...
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Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveals keys genes and metabolic pathways in tea (Camellia sinensis) against six-spotted spider mite (Eotetranychus Sexmaculatus)
BackgroundSix-spotted spider mite ( Eotetranychus sexmaculatus ) is one of the most damaging pests of tea ( Camellia sinensis ). E. sexmaculatus causes...
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Genome-wide identification of MITE-derived microRNAs and their targets in bread wheat
BackgroundPlant miRNAs are a class of small non-coding RNAs that can repress gene expression at the post-transcriptional level by targeting RNA...
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Pesticide residue exposure provides different responses of the microbiomes of distinct cultures of the stored product pest mite Acarus siro
BackgroundThe contribution of the microbiome to pesticide breakdown in agricultural pests remains unclear. We analyzed the effect of...
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Fungal feeding preferences and molecular gut content analysis of two abundant oribatid mite species (Acari: Oribatida) under the canopy of Prosopis laevigata (Fabaceae) in a semi-arid land
Prosopis laevigata (mesquite; Fabaceae) forms fertility islands in soils of semi-arid lands where microbial diversity concentrates in response to the...
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Promising Algerian essential oils as natural acaricides against the honey bee mite Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae)
Varroosis induced by Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman represents the most pathogenic and destructive disease affecting the western honey bee, Api...
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Evaluation of reference genes for expression studies in the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Acari: Tarsonemidae)
The broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Acari: Tarsonemidae), has been a devastating pest of several important agricultural and...
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Control of two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, on strawberry by integrating with cyetpyrafen and Phytoseiulus persimilis
The two-spotted spider mite (TSSM, Tetranychus urticae Koch) is a significant agricultural pest, particularly in strawberries. Management of TSSM has...
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From laboratory to field: laboratory-measured pesticide resistance reflects outcomes of field-based control in the redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor
Resistance to pesticides is typically identified via laboratory bioassays after field control failures are observed, but the results of such assays...
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Plant, pest and predator interplay: tomato trichomes effects on Tetranychus urticae (Koch) and the predatory mite Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki Wainstein
Trichomes are well-known efficient plant defense mechanisms to limit arthropod herbivory, especially in Solanaceae. The present study aims to...
