Bruin / Geest Diseases of Mites and Ticks

2009
ISBN: 978-1-4020-9695-2
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 347 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bruin, Jan

Geest, Leo van der

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;4
2;Diseases of mites and ticks: farewell to Leo van der Geest;7
3;Diseases of mites and ticks: from basic pathology to microbial control— an introduction;9
4;Using RNA interference to determine the role of varisin in the innate immune system of the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis ( Acari: Ixodidae);13
5;Silencing expression of the defensin, varisin, in male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA interference results in reduced Anaplasma marginale infections;22
6;Potential effects of mixed infections in ticks on transmission dynamics of pathogens: comparative analysis of published records;34
7;An association between the Antarctic mite Alaskozetes antarcticus and an entomophthoralean fungus of the genus Neozygites;47
8;Diversity of acaropathogenic fungi in Poland and other European countries;57
9;Entomopathogenic fungi against South American tick species;75
10;Pathogenicity and thermotolerance of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of the scab mite, Psoroptes ovis;98
11;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;108
12;Topically applied myco-acaricides for the control of cattle ticks: overcoming the challenges;121
13;Protection of Metarhizium anisopliae conidia from ultra- violet radiation and their pathogenicity to Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi ticks;151
14;Evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes) for control of broad mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus ( Acari: Tarsonemidae) in mulberry;159
15;Enabling mycelial application of Hirsutella thompsonii for managing the coconut mite;170
16;A tale of three acaropathogenic fungi in Israel: Hirsutella, Meira and Acaromyces;184
17;Lessons from interactions within the cassava green mite fungal pathogen Neozygites tanajoae system and prospects for microbial control using Entomophthorales;196
18;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;212
19;The effects of Pseudomonas putida biotype B on Tetranychus urticae ( Acari: Tetranychidae);224
20;Overwintering and prevalence of Neozygites floridana ( Zygomycetes: Neozygitaceae) in hibernating females of Tetranychus urticae ( Acari: Tetranychidae) under cold climatic conditions in strawberries;232
21;Sprays of emulsifiable Beauveria bassiana formulation are ovicidal towards Tetranychus urticae ( Acari: Tetranychidae) at various regimes of temperature and humidity;247
22;Role of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of Tetranychus evansi and Tetranychus urticae ( Acari: Tetranychidae), pests of horticulturalcrops;258
23;Effect of temperature on virulence of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates to Tetranychus evansi;274
24;Side-effects of pesticides on the life cycle of the mite pathogenic fungus Neozygites Xoridana;285
25;Natural enemies of mass-reared predatory mites (family Phytoseiidae) used for biological pest control;296
26;Verified and potential pathogens of predatory mites ( Acari: Phytoseiidae);304
27;Symbionts, including pathogens, of the predatory mite Metaseiulus occidentalis: current and future analysis methods;326