Eriophyoid Mites: Progress and Prognoses

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-V

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2. Preface

   • E. A. Ueckermann

   Pages 1-2

3. What’s “cool” on eriophyoid mites?

   • Enrico de Lillo, Anna Skoracka

   Pages 3-30

4. Behavioural studies on eriophyoid mites: an overview

   • Katarzyna Michalska, Anna Skoracka, Denise Navia, James W. Amrine

   Pages 31-59

5. Plant–eriophyoid mite interactions: cellular biochemistry and metabolic responses induced in mite-injured plants. Part I

   • Radmila Petanović, Malgorzata Kielkiewicz

   Pages 61-80

6. Plant–eriophyoid mite interactions: specific and unspecific morphological alterations. Part II

   • Radmila Petanović, Malgorzata Kielkiewicz

   Pages 81-91

7. Host-plant specificity and specialization in eriophyoid mites and their importance for the use of eriophyoid mites as biocontrol agents of weeds

   • Anna Skoracka, Lincoln Smith, George Oldfield, Massimo Cristofaro, James W. Amrine

   Pages 93-113

8. Effectiveness of eriophyid mites for biological control of weedy plants and challenges for future research

   • L. Smith, E. de Lillo, J. W. Amrine Jr.

   Pages 115-149

9. The impact of eriophyoids on crops: recent issues on Aculus schlechtendali, Calepitrimerus vitis and Aculops lycopersici

   • C. Duso, M. Castagnoli, S. Simoni, G. Angeli

   Pages 151-168

10. An insight into some relevant aspects concerning eriophyoid mites inhabiting forests, ornamental trees and shrubs

    • Marisa Castagnoli, Mariusz Lewandowski, Gabriel S. Łabanowski, Sauro Simoni, Grażyna M. Soika

    Pages 169-189

11. The role of eriophyoids in fungal pathogen epidemiology, mere association or true interaction?

    • Efrat Gamliel-Atinsky, Stanley Freeman, Marcel Maymon, Eduard Belausov, Ronald Ochoa, Gary Bauchan et al.

    Pages 191-204

12. The control of eriophyoid mites: state of the art and future challenges

    • Thomas Van Leeuwen, Johan Witters, Ralf Nauen, Carlo Duso, Luc Tirry

    Pages 205-224

13. Adventive eriophyoid mites: a global review of their impact, pathways, prevention and challenges

    • Denise Navia, Ronald Ochoa, Cal Welbourn, Francisco Ferragut

    Pages 225-255

14. DNA-based methods for eriophyoid mite studies: review, critical aspects, prospects and challenges

    • Maria Navajas, Denise Navia

    Pages 257-271

15. Collection and detection of eriophyoid mites

    • R. Monfreda, M. Lekveishvili, R. Petanovic, J. W. Amrine Jr.

    Pages 273-282

16. Recommended procedures and techniques for morphological studies of Eriophyoidea (Acari: Prostigmata)

    • E. de Lillo, C. Craemer, J. W. Amrine Jr., G. Nuzzaci

    Pages 283-307

Fourteen informative papers dealing with their DNA, species interactions, adventiveness, host specificity, potential as boi-contol agents of weeds, chemical control, behaviour, their role in fungal pathogen epidemiology, influence in forests and on ornamentals, collecting and mounting techniques and their interaction with crops are presented here. This is an extensive and valuable contribution to eriophyoid science and a must for present and future researchers in this field.

• Acari
• Eriophyoidea
• Pathogen
• Plant Parasitic mites
• Prostigmata
• Model invertebrates

• ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Queenswood, South Africa

  Edward A. Ueckermann

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