The availability of new genetic technologies has positioned the field of biological control as
a test bed for theories in evolutionary biology and for understanding practical aspects of the …

Molecular methods are becoming increasingly important in systematic acarology. In this
review I describe the properties of the ideal molecular marker and compare these with …

The vertically transmitted endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia modifies host reproduction in
several ways in order to enhance its own spread. One such modification results in the …

The application of molecular markers to the study of ticks and mites has recently yielded new
insights into their population structures and taxonomic relationships. Ticks have been …

To choose one or more appropriate molecular markers or gene regions for resolving a
particular systematic question among the organisms at a certain categorical level is still a …

Varroa destructor, now a major pest of the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, switched from
its original host, the Eastern honeybee, A. cerana, ca. 50 years ago. So far, only two out of …

BACKGROUND: Spider mites are important crop pests that rapidly develop resistance to
acaricides. To investigate whether acaricide resistance is a threat to greenhouse rose …

The red palm weevil (RPW) is a major pest of palms. It is native to southeast Asia and
Melanesia, but in recent decades has vastly expanded its range as the result of multiple …

The use of CRISPR-Cas9 has revolutionized functional genetic work in many organisms,
including more and more insect species. However, successful gene editing or genetic …

Mites in the genus Tropilaelaps are parasites of social honeybees. Two species,
Tropilaelaps clareae and T. koenigerum, have been recorded and their primary hosts are …