- Study of Mite Species
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
2009-2021
In the last century, biological invasions have increased greatly due to intensification in international trade and world climate change, thus representing one of most relevant issues for agricultural productivity biodiversity. The Animal Plant Health Inspection Service United States, from 2019 2021, intercepted different species Italy belonging Orders Ixodida, Sarcoptiformes Trombidiformes. study reported four new records several host plant associations. this framework, inspection system not...
Cenopalpus officinalis Papaioannou-Souliotis, 1986 (Trombidiformes: Tetranychoidea: Tenuipalpidae) is reported for the first time from Israel, Italy and Mexico. Previously, this flat mite species was only known to occur in Greece belonging genus recorded Adult females males, deutonymphs eggs, collected Israel as well material intercepted Mexico at United States ports of entry were studied, illustrated analyzed.