Acarological Frontiers: Proceedings of the XVI International Congress of Acarology (1–5 Dec. 2022, Auckland, New Zealand)

Acarological Frontiers: Proceedings of the XVI International Congress of Acarology (1–5 Dec. 2022, Auckland, New Zealand)

Preface to the Proceedings of the XVI International Congress of Acarology

The XVI International Congress of Acarology: welcome address by the President

How mites surprise us

Our life companions: the human follicular mite Demodex folliculorum

Grand challenges in feather mite biology

What have we learned from the first 600 mitochondrial genomes of Acari?

The phylogeny of acariform mites: what brought us here and perspectives

Endosymbionts manipulation of the reproduction and development of spider mites

Plant, pest and predator interplay: Tomato trichomes effects on Tetranychus urticae and its promising predatory mite, the phytoseiid Typhlodromus recki

Searching for genes that make plants susceptible to spider mites as a target for resistance breeding

Why does Tetranychus evansi not threaten solanaceous vegetables in Japan?

The advent of the mite omics era and integration of multiple technological approaches to mite control

Resistant genotypes and biological control for the integrated management of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) on tomato

Towards RNAi-mediated pest mite management: Ingestion, cellular uptake, and intracellular processing of long dsRNAs

Population genomics of avian feather mites with contrasting host specificities

A probabilistic model predicting host specificity and host range expansion in mites parasitic on mammals

Bat wing mites associated with phyllostomid bats: A coevolutive journey

Morphometric analysis of the bat wing mite Periglischrus ojastii (Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae) related to different yellow-shouldered bat host species and its distribution

Host specificity varies widely in dispersal-limited symbionts

Congruent co-evolution of the feather mite genus Trouessartia (Acariformes: Trouessartiidae) and endemic Malagasy warblers (Passeriformes: Bernieridae)

Multifunctionality of soil food webs

Ecosystem services of soil predatory mites depend on a functional soil food web

soil mites for the biological control of pests in Brazil

Combined application of Stratiolaelaps scimitus and Beauveria bassiana granules for control of soil-dwelling stage of Frankliniella occidentalis

At last: A catalogue of free-living and arthropod-associated Laelapidae, with generic concepts and a key to genera

Restoring management practices in Tuscan organic vineyards and impact on soil mesostigmatid mites

The impact of 12 years of biological control on soil microbiome and microfauna composition and functions in tea plantations

Trophic links between soil predatory mites and nematodes as a key component of conservation biocontrol

Plant mite bioinvasions as a rising challenge to crop protection

Modelling and predicting transport of Acari on the plant import pathway

Phytophagous mite invasions in Latin America and Europe—lessons learnt from the last three decades

The banana rust mite, Phyllocoptruta musae Keifer (Eriophyidae), an invasive mite in the Caribbean presenting an unusual sexual behavior

The invasive Lewis spider mite, Eotetranychus lewisi (Acari: Tetranychidae), in Europe—current status and associated risk

Response to an incursion of tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi in New Zealand

Revisiting Brevipalpus californicus: a species complex under review and its potential role in the transmission of dichorhaviruses

Resistance management for mites vectoring citrus leprosis in Brazil

Effects of weather and predators on the population Brevipalpus yothersi (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in south Florida hibiscus hedges

Interactions between pesticides and predatory mites and their effects on the integrated control of Brevipalpus yothersi in citrus

Biocontrol of Brevipalpus yothersi in Florida

Phoretic mites associated with ambrosia beetles in Florida avocados

Brevipalpus (Tenuipalpidae) and orchid fleck virus (OFV) in South Africa: what do we know?

Impacts of continental invasion of Raoiella indica in the Americas

Eriophyoid mites under the lens of different microscopy techniques

The lychee erinose mite (Aceria litchii): pest status and management in Florida

Spit it out: extraction of saliva from the lychee erinose mite (Aceria litchi (Keifer) Acari: Eriophyidae)

The lychee erinose mite (Aceria litchii), in the Context of the Mite-Plant Interaction

Phenology and effects of relative humidity and temperature on Phyllocoptes fructiphilus*

Population density of eriophyid mites (Acari: Eriophyidae) on raspberry (Rubus idaeus) and their association with leaf blotch symptoms

Global mite diversity is in crisis: what can we do about it?

Mite conservation: which species should we care about—and should we care at all?

Water mites (Acariformes, Hydrachnidia) of Siberia: DNA-based species identification for global climate change monitoring programs

Extinct species of feather mite from the last two native Crested Ibises, Nipponia nippon (Temminck) (Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae) in Japan

A new species of Hannemania (Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae) parasitizing the endemic and endangered frog, Atelognathus reverberii (Anura: Batrachylidae) from Argentinian Patagonia

Unveiling the diet of predatory mites through DNA metabarcoding—can abiotic factors affect prey detectability?

A new interpretation of the functional morphology of Uroactinia sp. (Uropodina: Uroactinidae) using advanced microscopic techniques

Polishing Michael’s Shoe: The structure and variability in the genital chamber of Uropodina

Adding dimensions to acarology: synchrotron based micro-CT scan and 3D models to study internal morphology in Mesostigmata

Phylogenetics of Acari and their cousins reshuffled by ultraconserved elements (UCE’s): can beauty emerge from chaos?

Phylogenomic resolution of the eriophyoid position among Acari and symbiotic bacteria of the gall‑inducing mite Fragariocoptes setiger (Eriophyoidea)

Genotypes of the red velvet mite, Balaustium murorum (Trombidiformes, Erythraeidae) in the Northern Hemisphere and estimation of the migration process to Japan

Host plants contribute to the global pattern and diversification of herbivorous eriophyoid mites

Kinship mediates the expression of alternative reproductive tactics in competing spider mite males

Effects of social environments and female life history traits on sex allocation in a spider mite

The lifestyle of a spider mite in psyllid galls: only parasitic?

Diets shape the bacterial communities of three predatory mites in Phytoseiidae

Biology of Macrocheles merdarius (Berlese) (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae)

Evaluation of prey stage preference of the phytoseiid predator, Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans) to the spider mite pest, Tetranychus macfarlanei Baker and Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Diet experiences early in life mold individual foraging niches and personalities of omnivorous predatory mites

Intraguild predation between two predatory mites Neoseiulus cucumeris Oudemans (Phytoseiidae) and Blattisocius dentriticus Berlese (Blattisociidae)

Dosage-dependent and prey stage-specific non-consumptive effects of predators on prey: interactions between Neoseiulus cucumeris and Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Effects of factitious prey on the biology and growth rate of the predatory mites Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Effect of age and density on dispersal probability and distance in Tetranychus ludeni Zacher

Early life experience of intraguild predation risk shifts the personalities of predatory mites along the shy-bold axis

Spider mite mothers control their sneaker sons’ reproductive behavior depending on operational sex ratio

Kin discrimination in cannibalism by a predatory mite, Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Alteration of population size during oviposition influences reproductive performance in a haplodiploid mite

Avoidance of ant chemical traces by spider mites

Comparison of dispersal behavior in Amblyseius swirskii and Amblydromalus limonicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Development, reproduction and thermotolerance evaluation of high temperature adapted stain of Neoseiulus barkeri under no selective pressure

Learning behavior of Neoseiulus californicus from astigmatid to spider mites

Effect of temperature on interspecific competition between Eotetranychus sexmaculatus Riley and Oligonychus biharensis Hirst (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Occurrence of parthenogenesis in a soil predatory mite Lasioseius japonicus Ehara (Acari: Blattisociidae)

Status of lifespan in laelapid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae)

Tick richness may be correlated with abundance of a specific host

Mechanical devices for off-host tick surveillance

Expression profiles of vitellogenin-1 in Babesia ovata-infected Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks

DNA methylation as a possible mechanism responsible for Haemaphysalis longicornis response to low temperature stress

The relationship between Haemaphysalis longicornis and sika deer abundance on Tsushima Islands, Japan

Establishment of the Tick Biobank and its application to vector biology research

Multi-omics analysis shed light on the mechanisms of tick reproductive inhibition by antibiotics

Modelling the potential distribution of ticks in China: past trends and future changes

Morphological changes of the male reproductive system in Hyalomma asiaticum at different developmental stages

Detection of Dabieshan tick virus in Hebei Province of China by Small RNA Sequencing

Effects of different hosts on biological characteristics of Ornithodoros lahorensis (Neumann, 1908)

The arthropods of corpses from above ground and from deep below

Whartonia pachywhartoni Vercammen-Grandjean, 1966 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Leeuwenhoekiidae): lost types in the USNM

The true identity of Eutrombicula alfreddugesi (Oudemans, 1910) (Acari: Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae)

Mites associated with early decomposition stages of pigs (Sus scrofa domestica) in Texcoco, Mexico

High-throughput sequencing analysis of the bacteria associated with a Chinese-reared population of Dermatophagoides farinae (Acari: Pyroglyphidae)

Transferrin, a newly identified iron metabolism protein in tick

The role of acid phosphatase during sucking blood of Haemaphysalis longicornis

Anatomy of a border: transition between Southwestern Atlantic tropical and Warm Temperate marine provinces as revealed by marine mites

Research status and an analysis of the taxonomy of the Family Torrenticolidae (Acari, Hydrachnidiae, Lebertioidea) in China

Italian National Network of phytosanitary laboratories against pest mites: tool forbiosecurity of ‘farm to fork’ agricultural and forest products

Establishment and spread of the invasive mite, Tetranychus gloveri Banks (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) in Kerala, India

The Colomerus vitis (Eriophyidae) identity crisis: genetic evidence of highly diverged groups not associated with plant symptoms

Mite community assemblage in Italian traditional and in high-density olive groves

Population dynamics of mite species on poplar trees in the Black Sea region of Turkey

Mites associated with stored Oryza sativa L. in the Philippines

Incidence and post-embryonic development of Raoiella macfarlanei Pritchard and Baker (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) on Syzygium Jambos

Population dynamics of two-spotted mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) in relation to weather parameters on strawberry

Studies on seasonal population fluctuations and feeding damage induced by Dolichotetranychus floridanus (Banks) (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) on areca palms of Kerala, India

Oribatida in New Zealand alpine environments

Study on the feeding preference and feeding habits of the oribatid mite Papillacarus elongatus Xavier (Acari: Oribatida: Lohmannidae) using microfungal and leaf litter diets

Mite-microbe gut symbiosis: Novel concept for plastic degradation and waste management

An in-depth study on the life stages of lohmanniid mite Lepidacarus ornatissimus Csiszar, 1961 (Acari: Oribatida)

Large mites on wild mushrooms in Britain

Get a grip—claws of intertidal oribatid mites and their ecological relevance*

Distribution and phylogeographic patterns of intertidal oribatid mites along South African shores

The diversity and distribution of oribatid mites in high altitudinal ecosystems of Great and Lesser Caucasus

Generalist–specialist continuum in soil oribatid mites (Acari): evidence from stable isotopes

Comparative diversity of the Uropodina (Acari, Gamasida) inhabiting poultry manure in southeastern Brazil

Morphological and molecular analyses of the six-spotted spider mite, Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Riley) (Tetranychidae)—a pest more widespread than anticipated?

Larval Parasitengona (Acari, Prostigmata) parasitizing cave crickets (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae, Ceuthophilinae) in North America

Delimiting the Dermanyssoidea

Three new genera of Schizogyniidae (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) from a New Caledonian millipede (Spirobolida)

The 30 years drought: Updating records on the Uropodina fauna of the Philippines

“Tiny dancer in my hand…” 100-million-year-old case of mite flamboyance*

Revision of the genus Kymocta (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae) with new records from Brazil

Caligonella quinqueocellata Khaustov (Caligonellidae): a new addition to Turkey’s acarofauna

The genus Carpoglyphus (Acariformes: Carpoglyphidae)

Description of a new species of Lasioseius (Acari: Mesostigmata: Blattisociidae) from Brazil, redescription of L. meridionalis Chant and a key to separate the Lasioseius species reported from that country

Checklist of Indian mites in the family Laelapidae Canestrini, 1891 (Acari: Mesostigmata)

Diversity of phytoseiid mite (Acari: Mesostigmata) fauna from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India

Real-time PCR assay for Tetranychus evansi and multiplex with three other Tetranychus species

Identification of Euseius nicholsi and Euseius oolong (Acari: Phytoseiidae) by using integrative taxonomy

Diversity of edaphic predatory mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in the Amazon region

Morphological and mitochondrial genomic traits of Spinibdella lignicola (Trombidiformes, Eupodina, Bdelloidea) and evolution of Trombidiform mites from comparative genomics

Molecular and morphological identification of Brevipalpus spp. (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Citrus sinensis, Costa Rica

Diversity, distribution and scope of utilization of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in eastern India

Exploring the diversity and host association of tarsonemid mites in West Bengal, a highly biodiverse state of Eastern India

Leipothrix argutae (Acari: Eriophyidae) infesting kiwi fruit trees in Jilin province, Northeastern China

The genus Proterothrix Gaud (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) of China: a review of research progress

Feather mites of the genus Proctophyllodes Robin, 1868 (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from China

Efficacy of biorationals against the two-spotted spider mite infesting cucumber cultivated under net house

Bio-efficacy of Tagetes minuta L. against Tetranychus truncatus Ehara (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae)

Status of abamectin resistance and mechanisms in Tetranychus urticae in China

The sublethal and transgenerational effects of pyridaben on fitness and induced tolerance in Panonychus citri

The role of salivary proteins from Tetranychus evansi in the mite-plant interaction

Potential roles of two doublesex genes during embryogenesis in Phytoseiulus persimilis

Roles of salivary proteins in bacteria-mediated reproductive manipulation in spider mites

Spaetzle responds to the process of Neoseiulus barkeri resistance to Beauveria bassiana infection

Ceramidase is involved in the development and reproduction of Panonychus citri

Integrative analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics reveals the toxic mechanism of spirobudiclofen on Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Identification and profiling of Panonychus citri microRNAs and their potential function in regulating egg hatching and adult eclosion*

Regulation of three subtypes of SOD gene in Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Acari: Acaridae) under lead stress

Response of trehalose transporter gene in Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Troupeau) under low temperature stress

A newly characterized Phytoseiulus persimilis is a component of a novel mass rearing method and a revolutionary slow-release product

Updated spider mite management guidelines for California almonds as sixspotted thrips replace phytoseiids as predominant predator

Monitoring mites in orchards: absence or non-detection?

Conservation of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in vineyards by enhancing pollen provisioning

Suitable areas of two introduced predatory mites and their interactions with one native predatory mite in China

Biological control potential of Pyemotes zhonghuajia Yu, Zhang & He (Prostigmata: Pyemotidae)

Study of the population dynamics of phytoseiid mites on citrus under natural conditions

Use of the predatory mite Neoseiulus longispinosus Evans (Acari: Phytoseiidae) for biological control of red mite Tetranychus truncatus Ehara (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Expression and function analyses of sex-lethal gene in Phytoseiulus persimilis

Virulence evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi against Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) and its compatibility with acaricides and predatory mites

Toxicity of Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle against Blomia tropicalis Bronswijk, Cock and Oshima

A draft genome assembly of ectoparasitic mite Pyemotes zhonghuajia Yu, Zhang & He (Prostigmata: Pyemotidae)

Sublethal effects of bifenthrin on development, reproduction and predation of deltamethrin-resistant and deltamethrin-sensitive strains of Neoseiulus barkeri

Predation ability of Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Acari: Laelapidae) to Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridae) on edible fungi

Effects of inbreeding on development, growth, reproduction and survival in a predatory mite Stratiolaelaps scimitus

Effects of flour mites feeding on powders of two insects and yeast on the life parameters of Stratiolaelaps scimitus

Review of predatory mites as biocontrol agents against thrips in China

A new species of the genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from China

Two new species of the family Scheloribatidae from China, with remarks on the genus Annobonzetes Pérez-Íñigo, 1983 (Scheloribatidae)

Prey stage preference and functional response of Neoseiulus striatus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Effects of drought-stressed rubber plants on the development and reproduction of Oligonychus biharensis and Eotetranychus sexmaculatus

Effects of parasitism by Pyemotes zhonghuajia on reproduction of potato tuber moth

MaxEnt model for predicting potential distribution of ticks in the western Kanto region of Japan

Harassment-experienced Tetranychus kanzawai females skillfully refuse male courtships

Spider mites avoid caterpillar traces to prevent intraguild predation

Cheylostigmaeus pannonicus Willmann (Acariformes, Stigmaeidae): a new mite record for Turkey

First detection of numerical variations in aggenital setae of female Eustigmaeus segnis (Koch) (Acariformes: Stigmaeidae)

Parasitic and phoretic mites of honeybees (Apis mellifera) from Wallis and Futuna

Two cases of structural anomalies on dorsal podosomal shields in Raphignathus gracilis (Rack) (Acariformes: Raphignathidae)

Adaptation mechanism of a spider mite population to tea plants

RNA interference machinery in the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch

Damages of Tyrophagus communis to a variety of edible fungi

Molecular gut-content analysis in phytoseiid mites

Identification of effective insecticides to manage Petrobia latens outbreaks in winter wheat

A case of fungal spores zoochory found upon examination of Dominican amber inclusion of an undescribed stilt-legged mite fossil (Camerobiidae)

Chromosome-level genomic assembly and allergome inference reveal novel allergens in the storage mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Effects of nutritional supplements on population proliferation and nutrients content of Acarus siro

Characterization and evaluation of extracellular vesicles as anti-tick vaccine candidates

Dynamics of transcriptome-based gene expression across spider mite life cycle induced by Wolbachia

Transcriptome analysis in spider mite Tetranychus turkestani doubly infected with Cardinium and Wolbachia

Non-consumptive effects of predation risk on prey population regulations: empirical evidence from the invasive spider mite Tetranychus ludeni

Suitable doses screening for mutagenesis in Phytoseiulus persimilis induced by ⁶⁰Co-γ

Development and reproduction of Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Acari: Tetranychiae) on transgenic insect-resistant cotton plants

Preliminary faunistic study on Erythraeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) in China

Prediction of potential overwintering areas in China for the Neoseiulus barkeri

Coordinated application of phytoseiids and other biological control agents on management of different pest insect species: a case of ecostacking

Index to authors and index to subjects (Proceedings of the XVI International Congress of Acarology)