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Die mite as ideologiese verskynsel : die versoeke na 'n nuwe mite in Postapartheid Suid-Afrika
The study aims at searching for a new myth in Post-Apartheid South Africa. This search was conducted by analysing myth as an ideological manifestation and thereby attempting to find a new myth in a country that has undergone a major ideological shift. The study roughly consists of three sections. …
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Gas exchange characteristics of apple and peach leaves as influenced by European red mite and twospotted spider mite
Three densities of European red mite (ERM) (<i>Panonychus ulmi</i> Koch) and twospotted spider mite (TSM) (<i>Tetranychus urticae</i> (Koch)) were maintained on greenhouse-grown 'Imperial Delicious' apple (<i>Malus domestica</i>) and 'Redhaven' peach (<i>Prunus persica</i>) leaves. As ERM- and …
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Ecology of Mite Phoresy on Mountain Pine Beetles
… the net effects of the phoresy observed in mites and mountain pine beetles (MPB), Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins. Using flight mills, I found that MPB flight increased with beetle size and body condition but was not modified by mite abundance. Mites were initially more abundant on larger …
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Toxicological Analysis of Acaricides for Varroa Mite Management
The varroa mite is a primary driver behind periodical losses of honey bee colonies. The mite requires bees for food and reproduction and, in turn, elicits physiological deficiencies and diseases that compromise bee colony health. The mite nervous system is a target site for existing acaricides. …
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Effects of water mite parasitism on Cenocorixa spp. (Heteroptera: Corixidae)
… the mechanisms by which parasitic water mites exclude one species of sympatric water boatmen from low salinity, while a sibling species survives. Attachment of the larval water mite Eylaiseuryhalina Smith was studied in the laboratory on two species off light polymorphic water boatmen, …
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Disseny 3D d'un nou model de vehicle: El Renaixement d'un mite
La finalitat d'aquest treball, ha estat obtenir una versió actual i millorada del mític model de la marca de Martorell SEAT 600, així doncs aconseguir modelar en 3D realista d'un nou vehicle per a la marca, tenint en compte que aquest model celebra aquest any el 70é aniversari del seu llançament.
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Efficacy of Botanical and Mineral Oils on Willamette Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Willamette mite (WM), Eotetranychus willamettei, is a major pest throughout most winegrape regions in coastal California and Oregon. These mites puncture leaf tissue with their chelicerae and cause loss of photosynthetically active area. Chemical control treatments on grape include nearly ten …
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Knemidokoptic mite infections on the Cape Peninsula population of Black Sparrowhawks
Knemidokoptes mites (Acari: Knemidokoptidae) are subcutaneous mites that are found in the skin of the face, legs or body of avian hosts, the symptoms of which can range from featherloss and skin lesions to beak deformities. Although known to infect multiple species of Passeriform birds, very few …
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Ecological consequences of genetic variation in foraging behaviors of a predatory mite
… in four foraging traits in the predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae): consumption rate, conversion efficiency, dispersal, and olfactory response related to prey. The dispersal response and olfactory sensitivity in predatory mites is modified by prey-related cues. …
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Management of Potato Leafhopper and Maple Spider Mite on Nursery Grown Maples
… (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) and maple spider mite <em>Oligonychus aceris</em> (Shimer) (Acarina: Tetranychidae) are important pests of maple trees. Investigations determined how insecticide use and fertilization impacted the abundance of <em>E. fabae</em> and <em>O. aceris</em> on `Red Sunset' …
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Genomic and Proteomic Characterisation of the European House Dust Mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
House dust mites are major causative agents in the pathogenesis of allergy. Their proximity with human habitats, association with development of allergenic diseases, and resistance to physical and chemical control measures; make them some of the most medically important mites. Understanding of …
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Biology and ecology of the predatory mite Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese)(Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese) is a predatory mite belonging to the family Phytoseiidae. Phytoseiid mites are economically important predators of phytophagous mites and insects in greenhouse crops. Mass reared phytoseiid mites are commercially available and used, amongst others, against spider mite …
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Effects of Nitrogen and Potassium Fertilizer on Willamette Spider Mite (Eotetranychus willamettei) (Acari: Tetranychidae)
The spider mite family (Tetranychidae) is a well known pest group in agriculture. Within this family, Willamette spider mite (Eotetranychus willamettei) causes physical harm and potential damage to grapevines (Vitis vinifera) along the central and north coast of California as well as Washington and …
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Mite and fungal associates on mountain pine beetles attacking three pines species in northern Colorado
… interacts with phoretic organisms such as mites, nematodes, fungi, and bacteria. The types of associations these organisms establish with the mountain pine beetle vary from mutualistic to antagonistic. The most studied of these interactions are those between beetle and fungi. The least …
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ANALYSIS OF VARIATIONS IN SUSCEPTIBILITY AND TRANSCRIPTOME RESPONSES IN TOMATO TO TWO-SPOTTED SPIDER MITE FEEDING
The two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) is a pest of tomatoes (Solarium lycopersicum) worldwide. The aim of this study was to generate data for comparison of spider mite resistant and susceptible tomato cultivar transcriptiome responses to mite feeding. Cultivars were screened for …
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KEY DEVELOPMENTAL EVENTS IN THE ORIBATID MITE, ARCHEGOZETES LONGISETOSUS, AND THE EVOLUTION OF CHELICERATE BODY PLANS.
The chelicerates (e.g., spiders, mites, scorpions, harvestmen and horseshoe crabs) are oneof the oldest arthropod clades, arising in the Cambrian. The chelicerates display a conserved body plan comprising of an anterior prosoma and a posterior opisthosoma. The prosoma comprises the segments bearing …
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Mitocidal resistance in the ectoparasitic mite,Varroa destructor, and the relationship with its host Apis mellifera
… parasite Nosema, and the parasitic tracheal mite, Acarapis woodi. The results from all seasons indicated a very low prevalence of the tracheal mite, with only 2% of the colonies testing postive in the Spring sampling, with none positive in the Summer or Autumn samples. Deformed wing virus was …
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Effect of nitrogen fertilization on the physiological damage and subsequent recovery of mite-infested apple leaves
… of apple leaves subjected to European red mite feeding, and the subsequent recovery of leaf function following mite removal. Nitrogen (N) fertilization affected the visual damage, and the photosynthetic response of 'Imperial Delicious' apple leaves to mite feeding. Visual damage occurred …
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