Author: Don Holsten
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Keywords: mites
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-11-02
List price: $12.49
ISBN-10: 143433970X
ISBN-13: 9781434339706

MITES is a fun story for adults and children alike! It is an action packed tale of what can happen when you play with Mother Nature. What could possibly go wrong with stem cell research? There is a bit of everything in this book; good guys, bad guys, the military, really scary monsters, explosions, the hero, and even Bill O’Rielly! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the adventure of young Bobby and his friends and family! For more information, visit www.MiteSite.com

Author: Zhi-Qiang Zhang
Publisher: CABI
Keywords: greenhouses, mites
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-08-14
List price: $112.10
ISBN-10: 085199590X
ISBN-13: 9780851995908

Mites are among the most important arthropods in greenhouses, both as pests causing economic injury to greenhouse crops, and as natural enemies used in the biological control of pest insects and other mites. Because of their minute size, mites are much less well known than insects.This book describes the biology, identification and control of such mites and the topics covered include an introduction to the Acari, illustrated keys to orders, families and selected species, the control of pest mites, and the role of beneficial mites in biological control. The book will be of interest to those wor

Author: Matthew J. Colloff
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing and Springer
Keywords: mites, dust
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2009-10-07
List price: $199.00
ISBN-10: 9048122236
ISBN-13: 9789048122233

Conservatively, at least 100 million people are affected by house dust mite allergy worldwide, manifesting itself as asthma, rhinitis or atopic dermatitis. Despite the growing recognition of this major public health problem, and commitment of considerable research resources, there is still no simple, effective, generally-applicable strategy for dust mite control. The reasons for this are complex, but a contributing factor remains some important knowledge gaps and misconceptions regarding aspects of biology and ecology of dust mites. The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive refer

Author: May R. Berenbaum
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Keywords: munchers, mites, maggots, nine, ninety
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1993-12-01
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 0252063228
ISBN-13: 9780252063220

The clever author of the acclaimed Ninety-Nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers offers a companion volume that runs the gamut from the regrettably familiar , including ticks, cockroaches, and mosquitoes, to bizarre and obscure creatures such as sheep keds, mantispids, and reindeer throat bobs.

Author: Angela Royston
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree
Keywords: read, bites, mites
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2009-10-15
List price: $28.21
ISBN-10: 1410937445
ISBN-13: 9781410937445

Books in the “Disgusting Body Facts” series combine vivid photographs with lively illustrations to give you a glimpse into some of the grossest parts of the human body. Read “Mites and Bites” to learn about head lice, ticks, and other gross things that like to attack your body.

Authors:Jan Bruin, Leo van der Geest,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: ticks, mites, diseases
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2009-04-07
List price: $189.00
ISBN-10: 1402096941
ISBN-13: 9781402096945

The current collection of twenty-four papers is a mixture of primary research articles and literature reviews, presenting a broad overview of the developments in about all possible aspects of acarine diseases, stretching from basic pathology to microbial pest control. The pathogens include fungi, bacteria, and protozoa (as well as an occasional virus and unidentified organism), the hosts are mites and ticks from a great variety of taxa (e.g., Eriophyidae, Ixodidae, Oribatida, Phytoseiidae, Psoroptida, Tarsonemidae, Tetranychidae, Varroidae). These taxa include many infamous mites and ticks, wh

Author: Vincenzo Vacante
Publisher: CABI
Keywords: control, cabi, bionomy, identification, mites, citrus
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2010-03
List price: $160.00
ISBN-10: 1845934989
ISBN-13: 9781845934989

Citrus pests are a serious issue for crop growers, causing problems in yield and economic losses. Citrus Mites is a comprehensive study of mites harmful to citrus plants from all citrus growing regions around the world. Providing a useful resource for identifying citrus crop pests, the text will also address methods of removal from plants, describe symptoms of damage caused by pests and discuss methods of eradication and control, making it essential for horticulturalists, pomologists and acarologists as well as practitioners, researchers and students of crop protection and pest management.