Acarology

Acarology (from Ancient 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 subdiscipline of the field of zoology. A zoologist specializing in acarology is called an acarologist. Acarologists may also be parasitologists because many members of Acarina are parasitic. Many acarologists are studying around the world both professionally and as amateurs.^[2] The discipline is a developing science and research has been provided for it in more recent history.^[2]

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
Egyptian Society of Acarology
European Association of Acarologists

Notable acarologists

James Allen McMurtry

Journals

The leading scientific journals for acarology include:

References

^ D. E. Walter & H. C. Proctor (1999). Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. University of NSW Press, Sydney and CABI, Wallingford. ISBN 978-0-86840-529-2.
^ a b Alberti, Gerd (2010). "A Manual of Acarology". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 48 (2): 194–195. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00546.x.