Acarology

Acarology (from Greek ἀκαρί/ἄκαρι, akari, a type of mite; and -λογία, -logia) is the study of mites and ticks,^[1] the animals in the order Acarina. It is a subfield of arachnology, a sub-discipline of the field of zoology. A zoologist specializing in acarology is called an acarologist.

Acarological Organisations

• Laboratory of Medical Acarology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
• Tick Research Laboratory, University of Rhode Island
• Tick Research Lab at Texas A&M University

Acarological societies

International

• International Congress of Acarology
• Societe Internationale des Acarologues de Langue Francaise
• Systematic and Applied Acarology Society

Regional

• Acarology Society of America
• Acarological Society of Iran
• Acarological Society of Japan
• African Acarology Association
• European Association of Acarologists

Notable acarologists

• Leonila Corpuz-Raros
• Harry Hoogstraal
• Pat Nuttall
• Leo Rimando
• Ronald Vernon Southcott
• Jane Brotherton Walker

Journals

The leading scientific journals for acarology include:

• Acarologia
• Acarines
• Experimental and Applied Acarology
• International Journal of Acarology
• Systematic & Applied Acarology
• Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

See also

• Parasitology

References

1. D. E. Walter & H. C. Proctor (1999). Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. University of NSW Press, Sydney and CABI, Wallingford. ISBN 0-86840-529-9.

Further reading

• Experimental and Applied Acarology, ISSN 1572-9702 (electronic) ISSN 0168-8162 (paper), Springer
• E. Baker (1952). An Introduction to Acarology. New York: The MacMillan Company.
• Gerald W. Krantz & D. E. Walter, ed. (2009). A Manual of Acarology (3rd ed.). Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 978-0-89672-620-8.