Vincenzo Vacante (Author) Prof. Vincenzo Vacante has an academic degree in Biological Sciences and his last academic position was full Professor of General and Applied Entomology at the Agrarian University of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy. His education and professional career were developed in Italy and different foreign research centers (Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany, England, etc.). His significant scientific contributions to general and applied Entomology include: (1) developing the knowledge of mites living in natural ecosystems and describing new mite species. He also helped develop the knowledge of mites associated with the major agro-ecosystems (citrus, greenhouse crops, vineyards, olive groves, fruit, trees) and the reporting of new Italian species, including natural enemies of the pests of Mediterranean crops. Additionally, he assisted in defining IPM protocols and the application of innovative methods for the study of bio-ecology and prevention of pest attacks (e.g. spatial interpolation methods, meteorological modelling (RAMS) and analysis of decision-making). He has produced 227 scientific publications, and is editor of a number of different books. His scientific activity is characterized by several international collaborations, and by the organization of national and international scientific meetings. He was also a referee and editorial board member of different scientific journals and he coordinated or participated in a number of research projects. He is also a member of a number of national and international scientific societies.Carlos Holger Wenzel Flechtmann (Author) Carlos Flechtmann graduated from the University of São Paulo in 1960 and gained his doctorate there in 1967. He has experience in Agronomy, focusing on Phytosanitation and on: plant mites, taxonomy, mites, eriophyidae, tetranychidae, scolytinae and platypodinae (coleoptera, curculionidae). He is currently a faculty member with the Department of Plant Protection, UNESP, Ilha Solteira campus in Sao Paulo, Brazil and he continues his work on forest entomology, agricultural plant science and mites.

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• PART I: INTRODUCTION 1: Introduction to the Acari 2: External morphology 3: Internal morphology 4: Biology 5: Ecology 6: Collecting, Detecting, Preserving, Preparing and Rearing 7: Damage 8: Control PART II: PART II 9: Classification and Key for the Identification of Major Taxa 10: The Family Acarophenacidae Cross 11: The Family Bdellidae Dugès 12: The Family Caligonellidae Grandjen 13: The Family Cheyletidae Leach 14: The Family Cunaxidae Thor 15: The Family Eupodidae Koch 16: The Family Camerobiidae Southcott 17: The Family Pterygosomatidae Oudemans 18: The Family Raphignatidae Kramer 19: The Family Smarididae Vitzthum 20: The Family Erythraeidae Robineau-Desvoidy 21: The Family Stigmaeidae Oudemans 22: The Family Terpnacaridae Grandjean 23: The Family Pyemotidae Amerling 24: The Family Tarsonemidae Canestrini et Fanzago 25: The Family Tydeidae Kramer 26: Family Ereynetidae Oudemans 27: The Family Lardoglyphidae Oudemans 28: The Family Acaridae Latreille 29: The Family Carpoglyphidae Oudemans 30: The Family Chortoglyphidae Berlese 31: The Family Aëroglyphidae Zachvatkin 32: The Family Echimyopodidae Fain 33: The Family Ctenoglyphidae Zachvatkin 34: The Family Labidophoridae Zachvatkin 35: The Family Glycyphagidae Berlese 36: The Family Hemisarcoptidae Oudemans 37: The Family Histiostomatidae Berlese 38: The Family Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe 39: The Family Suidasiidae Hughes 40: The Family Winterschmidtiidae Oudemans (= Saproglyphidae Oudemans) 41: The Family Achipteriidae Thor 42: The Family Camisiidae Oudemans 43: The Family Carabodidae Koch 44: The Family Ceratozetidae Jacot 45: The Family Chamobatidae Thor 46: The Family Cosmochthonidae Grandjean 47: The Family Cymbaeremaeidae Sellnick 48: The Family Euphthiracaridae Jacot 49: The Family Haplochthoniidae Van der Hammen 50: The Family Oppiidae Sellnick 51: The Family Oribatulidae Thor 52: The Family Pediculochelidae Lavoipierre 53: The Family Protoplophoridae Ewing 54: The Family Ameroseiidae Evans 55: The Family Ascidae Voigts et Oudemans 56: The Family Melicharidae Hirschmann 57: The Family Blattisociidae Garman 58: The Family Dermanyssidae Kolenati 59: The Family Digamasellidae Evans 60: The Family Ologamasidae Ryke 61: The Family Rhodacaridae Oudemans 62: The Family Oplitidae Johnston 63: The Family Trematuridae Berlese 64: The Family Eviphididae Berlese 65: The Family Laelapidae Berlese 66: The Family Macrochelidae Vitzthum 67: The Family Parholaspididae Evans 68: The Family Parasitidae Oudemans 69: The Family Phytoseidae Berlese 70: The Family Uropodellidae Camin 71: The Family Uropodidae Kramer

Vincenzo Vacante (Author) Prof. Vincenzo Vacante has an academic degree in Biological Sciences and his last academic position was full Professor of General and Applied Entomology at the Agrarian University of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy. His education and professional career were developed in Italy and different foreign research centers (Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany, England, etc.). His significant scientific contributions to general and applied Entomology include: (1) developing the knowledge of mites living in natural ecosystems and describing new mite species. He also helped develop the knowledge of mites associated with the major agro-ecosystems (citrus, greenhouse crops, vineyards, olive groves, fruit, trees) and the reporting of new Italian species, including natural enemies of the pests of Mediterranean crops. Additionally, he assisted in defining IPM protocols and the application of innovative methods for the study of bio-ecology and prevention of pest attacks (e.g. spatial interpolation methods, meteorological modelling (RAMS) and analysis of decision-making). He has produced 227 scientific publications, and is editor of a number of different books. His scientific activity is characterized by several international collaborations, and by the organization of national and international scientific meetings. He was also a referee and editorial board member of different scientific journals and he coordinated or participated in a number of research projects. He is also a member of a number of national and international scientific societies.Carlos Holger Wenzel Flechtmann (Author) Carlos Flechtmann graduated from the University of São Paulo in 1960 and gained his doctorate there in 1967. He has experience in Agronomy, focusing on Phytosanitation and on: plant mites, taxonomy, mites, eriophyidae, tetranychidae, scolytinae and platypodinae (coleoptera, curculionidae). He is currently a faculty member with the Department of Plant Protection, UNESP, Ilha Solteira campus in Sao Paulo, Brazil and he continues his work on forest entomology, agricultural plant science and mites.

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• PART I: INTRODUCTION 1: Introduction to the Acari 2: External morphology 3: Internal morphology 4: Biology 5: Ecology 6: Collecting, Detecting, Preserving, Preparing and Rearing 7: Damage 8: Control PART II: PART II 9: Classification and Key for the Identification of Major Taxa 10: The Family Acarophenacidae Cross 11: The Family Bdellidae Dugès 12: The Family Caligonellidae Grandjen 13: The Family Cheyletidae Leach 14: The Family Cunaxidae Thor 15: The Family Eupodidae Koch 16: The Family Camerobiidae Southcott 17: The Family Pterygosomatidae Oudemans 18: The Family Raphignatidae Kramer 19: The Family Smarididae Vitzthum 20: The Family Erythraeidae Robineau-Desvoidy 21: The Family Stigmaeidae Oudemans 22: The Family Terpnacaridae Grandjean 23: The Family Pyemotidae Amerling 24: The Family Tarsonemidae Canestrini et Fanzago 25: The Family Tydeidae Kramer 26: Family Ereynetidae Oudemans 27: The Family Lardoglyphidae Oudemans 28: The Family Acaridae Latreille 29: The Family Carpoglyphidae Oudemans 30: The Family Chortoglyphidae Berlese 31: The Family Aëroglyphidae Zachvatkin 32: The Family Echimyopodidae Fain 33: The Family Ctenoglyphidae Zachvatkin 34: The Family Labidophoridae Zachvatkin 35: The Family Glycyphagidae Berlese 36: The Family Hemisarcoptidae Oudemans 37: The Family Histiostomatidae Berlese 38: The Family Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe 39: The Family Suidasiidae Hughes 40: The Family Winterschmidtiidae Oudemans (= Saproglyphidae Oudemans) 41: The Family Achipteriidae Thor 42: The Family Camisiidae Oudemans 43: The Family Carabodidae Koch 44: The Family Ceratozetidae Jacot 45: The Family Chamobatidae Thor 46: The Family Cosmochthonidae Grandjean 47: The Family Cymbaeremaeidae Sellnick 48: The Family Euphthiracaridae Jacot 49: The Family Haplochthoniidae Van der Hammen 50: The Family Oppiidae Sellnick 51: The Family Oribatulidae Thor 52: The Family Pediculochelidae Lavoipierre 53: The Family Protoplophoridae Ewing 54: The Family Ameroseiidae Evans 55: The Family Ascidae Voigts et Oudemans 56: The Family Melicharidae Hirschmann 57: The Family Blattisociidae Garman 58: The Family Dermanyssidae Kolenati 59: The Family Digamasellidae Evans 60: The Family Ologamasidae Ryke 61: The Family Rhodacaridae Oudemans 62: The Family Oplitidae Johnston 63: The Family Trematuridae Berlese 64: The Family Eviphididae Berlese 65: The Family Laelapidae Berlese 66: The Family Macrochelidae Vitzthum 67: The Family Parholaspididae Evans 68: The Family Parasitidae Oudemans 69: The Family Phytoseidae Berlese 70: The Family Uropodellidae Camin 71: The Family Uropodidae Kramer

Vincenzo Vacante (Author) Prof. Vincenzo Vacante has an academic degree in Biological Sciences and his last academic position was full Professor of General and Applied Entomology at the Agrarian University of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy. His education and professional career were developed in Italy and different foreign research centers (Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany, England, etc.). His significant scientific contributions to general and applied Entomology include: (1) developing the knowledge of mites living in natural ecosystems and describing new mite species. He also helped develop the knowledge of mites associated with the major agro-ecosystems (citrus, greenhouse crops, vineyards, olive groves, fruit, trees) and the reporting of new Italian species, including natural enemies of the pests of Mediterranean crops. Additionally, he assisted in defining IPM protocols and the application of innovative methods for the study of bio-ecology and prevention of pest attacks (e.g. spatial interpolation methods, meteorological modelling (RAMS) and analysis of decision-making). He has produced 227 scientific publications, and is editor of a number of different books. His scientific activity is characterized by several international collaborations, and by the organization of national and international scientific meetings. He was also a referee and editorial board member of different scientific journals and he coordinated or participated in a number of research projects. He is also a member of a number of national and international scientific societies.Carlos Holger Wenzel Flechtmann (Author) Carlos Flechtmann graduated from the University of São Paulo in 1960 and gained his doctorate there in 1967. He has experience in Agronomy, focusing on Phytosanitation and on: plant mites, taxonomy, mites, eriophyidae, tetranychidae, scolytinae and platypodinae (coleoptera, curculionidae). He is currently a faculty member with the Department of Plant Protection, UNESP, Ilha Solteira campus in Sao Paulo, Brazil and he continues his work on forest entomology, agricultural plant science and mites.

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• PART I: INTRODUCTION 1: Introduction to the Acari 2: External morphology 3: Internal morphology 4: Biology 5: Ecology 6: Collecting, Detecting, Preserving, Preparing and Rearing 7: Damage 8: Control PART II: PART II 9: Classification and Key for the Identification of Major Taxa 10: The Family Acarophenacidae Cross 11: The Family Bdellidae Dugès 12: The Family Caligonellidae Grandjen 13: The Family Cheyletidae Leach 14: The Family Cunaxidae Thor 15: The Family Eupodidae Koch 16: The Family Camerobiidae Southcott 17: The Family Pterygosomatidae Oudemans 18: The Family Raphignatidae Kramer 19: The Family Smarididae Vitzthum 20: The Family Erythraeidae Robineau-Desvoidy 21: The Family Stigmaeidae Oudemans 22: The Family Terpnacaridae Grandjean 23: The Family Pyemotidae Amerling 24: The Family Tarsonemidae Canestrini et Fanzago 25: The Family Tydeidae Kramer 26: Family Ereynetidae Oudemans 27: The Family Lardoglyphidae Oudemans 28: The Family Acaridae Latreille 29: The Family Carpoglyphidae Oudemans 30: The Family Chortoglyphidae Berlese 31: The Family Aëroglyphidae Zachvatkin 32: The Family Echimyopodidae Fain 33: The Family Ctenoglyphidae Zachvatkin 34: The Family Labidophoridae Zachvatkin 35: The Family Glycyphagidae Berlese 36: The Family Hemisarcoptidae Oudemans 37: The Family Histiostomatidae Berlese 38: The Family Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe 39: The Family Suidasiidae Hughes 40: The Family Winterschmidtiidae Oudemans (= Saproglyphidae Oudemans) 41: The Family Achipteriidae Thor 42: The Family Camisiidae Oudemans 43: The Family Carabodidae Koch 44: The Family Ceratozetidae Jacot 45: The Family Chamobatidae Thor 46: The Family Cosmochthonidae Grandjean 47: The Family Cymbaeremaeidae Sellnick 48: The Family Euphthiracaridae Jacot 49: The Family Haplochthoniidae Van der Hammen 50: The Family Oppiidae Sellnick 51: The Family Oribatulidae Thor 52: The Family Pediculochelidae Lavoipierre 53: The Family Protoplophoridae Ewing 54: The Family Ameroseiidae Evans 55: The Family Ascidae Voigts et Oudemans 56: The Family Melicharidae Hirschmann 57: The Family Blattisociidae Garman 58: The Family Dermanyssidae Kolenati 59: The Family Digamasellidae Evans 60: The Family Ologamasidae Ryke 61: The Family Rhodacaridae Oudemans 62: The Family Oplitidae Johnston 63: The Family Trematuridae Berlese 64: The Family Eviphididae Berlese 65: The Family Laelapidae Berlese 66: The Family Macrochelidae Vitzthum 67: The Family Parholaspididae Evans 68: The Family Parasitidae Oudemans 69: The Family Phytoseidae Berlese 70: The Family Uropodellidae Camin 71: The Family Uropodidae Kramer