ac·a·ri

(ăk′ə-rī′)

1. Plural of acarus.

2. Acari The group of species in the arachnid subclass Acari, which includes the ticks and mites.

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ac•a•rus

(ˈæk ər əs)

n., pl. -a•ri (-əˌraɪ)

a mite, esp. of the genus Acarus.

[1650–60; < New Latin < Greek ákari mite]

ac′a•roid`, adj.

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Innovative approach for controlling Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans (Acari: Varroidae) using Huwa-San TR50 on honeybees Apis mellifera.

The Potential of Huwa-San TR50 as an Acaricide for Controlling Hyalomma dromedarii (Koch) and Hyalomma impeltatum (Schulze and Schlottke) (Acari: Ixodidae)

litchii was around 26 [degrees]C, and corresponded to the fecundity pattern of Oligonychus mangiferus (Rahman et Punjab) (Acari: Tetranychidae) (Lin 2013).

Effects of temperature on the development and reproduction of Oligonychus litchii Lo and Ho (Acari: Tetranychidae) when reared on litchee

Assuming that the cells in the grid of the GIMs, for a particular timestamp (e.g., ts= 00 UT), have a normal distribution within a period of days, a sliding window to the VTEC data over the location of the Acari earthquake was applied.

IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES BEFORE AND AFTER THE JANUARY 14, 2018 EARTHQUAKE IN PERU

Su abundancia en comparacion con las demas categorias superiores de la Subclase Acari se asume a que el suelo de los nidos presenta una alta porosidad, asi como grandes cantidades de materia organica (Andren & Lagerlof, 1983; Pertersen & Luxton, 1982) que favorecen la abundancia y diversidad de estos organismos.

ACAROS ASOCIADOS A NIDOS DE AGUILA REAL (AQUILA CHRYSAETOS CANADENSIS) (FALCONIFORMES: ACCIPITRIDAE) EN MEXICO

Su importancia radica en la especificidad y toxicidad que desarrolla contra insectos de diferente orden: Lepidoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, Himenoptera, Homoptera, Phthiraptera y Acari (2, 8, 15, 29).

Actividad acaricida de Bacillus thuringiensis sobre el acaro rojo de las aves, Dermanyssus gallinae

Estudio de los aspectos fundamentales de la biologia de Amblyseius aerialis (Muma) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) en condiciones de laboratario.

Potential predation and fecundity of Amblyseius aerialis fed two-spotted spider mite

The predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus McGregor (Acari: Phytoseiidae) feeds on mites of the family Tetranychidae (McMurtry and Croft, 1997) and can acquire the Cry protein by ingesting T.

Cry protein in the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus and spider mite Tetranychus urticae prey fed with transgenic maize

chinensis pests, the mite Aceria litchii (Keifer) (Acari: Eriophyidae) stands out (Lall and Rahman 1975; Hameed et al.

Manejo del acaro Aceria litchii (Acari: Eriophyidae) en Litchi chinensis

Phytophagous mite species found on maize leaves were Catarhinus tricholaenae Keifer (Acari: Diptilomiopidae) and Aceria zeala (Keifer) (Acari: Eriophyidae).

Phytophagous mites on genetically modified maize with Bacillus thuringiensis genes/Acaros fitofagos em milho geneticamente modificado com genes de Bacillus thuringiensis

A review of the ticks (Acari, Ixodida) of Brazil, their hosts and geographic distribution--1.

Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas, 1772) (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing margay cat (Leopardus wiedii) (Schinz, 1821), in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil/Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas, 1772) (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitando gato-maracaja (Leopardus wiedii) (Schinz, 1821), em Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil