OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Experimental and Applied Acarology is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Berry species and crop management approaches affect species diversity and abundance of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae)	35
Flagging records of Ixodes frontalis (Panzer, 1798) and dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer, 1776) (Acari: Ixodidae), and their first reporting from Coblenz region, Western Germany	18
Suitability of Rosaceae fruit tree species for Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae)	17
Does the Lewis spider mite constitute a threat to agricultural crops in Europe? New data on occurrence, host plants and damage in the invaded areas in Portugal	16
Social context during ontogeny affects cannibalism and kin recognition of the predatory mite Amblyseius herbicolus at different life stages	15
The potential application of Czenspinskia transversostriata in biological control	15
Pathogens detected in ticks (Ixodes ricinus) feeding on red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from city parks in Warsaw	14
Evaluation of a mimotope of the Rickettsia outer membrane protein A (OmpA) as an antigen in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect rickettsiosis in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), horses (	13
Distribution of the soft tick Carios vespertilionis in lowlands and low mountain regions of Germany	12
A haplodiploid mite adjusts fecundity and sex ratio in response to density changes during the reproductive period	12
Promising Algerian essential oils as natural acaricides against the honey bee mite Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae)	12
Shift in the seasonality of ixodid ticks after a warm winter in an urban habitat with notes on morphotypes of Ixodes ricinus and data in support of cryptic species within Ixodes frontalis	12
High-resolution prediction models for Rhipicephalus microplus and Amblyomma cajennense s.l. ticks affecting cattle and their spatial distribution in continental Ecuador using bioclimatic factors	12
Acaricidal action of ozone on larvae and engorged females of Rhipicephalus microplus: a dose-dependent relationship	10
Lack of specialist nidicoles as a characteristic of mite assemblages inhabiting nests of the ground-nesting wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Aves: Passeriformes)	10
Developing a method to rear Varroa destructor in vitro	10
Geographical distribution of pyrethroid resistance mutations in Varroa destructor across Türkiye and a European overview	10
Molecular identification of cattle ticks in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: a high occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus	10
A rotatory funnel-shaped collector for trapping airborne mites in a glycerin-based adhesive surface	9
Population growth and respiration in the dust mite Dermatophagoides farinae under different temperature and humidity regimes	9
Laboratory life cycle of Ornithodoros puertoricensis (Ixodida: Argasidae) collected in the Colombian Caribbean	9
Rapid cold hardening response of the phytoseiid mite Neoseiulus striatus: increased cold tolerance but not reduced predation	9
The association of extracts of Achyrocline satureioides and the fungus Beauveria bassiana against the tick Rhipicephalus microplus	8
Genetic diversity and phylogenetic analyses of ixodid ticks infesting cattle in northeast Thailand: the discovery of Rhipicephalus microplus clade C and the rarely detected R. haemaphysaloides	8
Prevalence and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from forest areas of Northern Poland	8

Repellent activity of the non-host semiochemical (E)-2-octenal against Amblyomma sculptum and Amblyomma dubitatum ticks under field conditions	8
Transcriptomic profile of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on different host plants	8
Arthropods associated with the lychee erinose mite, Aceria litchii (Acari: Eriophyidae) on lychee trees in Minas Gerais, Brazil	8
The generalist predatory mite Anystis baccarum (Acari: Anystidae) as a new biocontrol agent for western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)	8
Unveiled species diversity of moss-feeding mites (Stigmaeidae: Eustigmaeus): a research on their distribution, habitat, and host plant use in Japan	8
Tick-borne pathogens in Dermacentor reticulatus collected from dogs in eastern Poland	8
Screening and genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi from field-collected on-host chiggers (Acari: Prostigmata) recovered from a positive scrub typhus locality in Kelantan, Malaysia	8
Ecology, genetics and distribution of Punctoribates zachvatkini, an oribatid mite so far overlooked in Germany	8
Acarofauna present in organic strawberry fields and associated weed species in southern Brazil	8
Influence of temperature on the population size of Aceria litchii (Acari: Eriophyidae) and the development of its galls	7
Effect of Tagetes minuta essential oil on the central nervous system of unfed Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ‘tropical lineage’ ticks	7
Genetic population structure of the Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, in Japan	7
Tick abundance and infection with three zoonotic bacteria are heterogeneous in a Belgian peri-urban forest	7
Compatibility of pesticides with the predatory mite Neoseiulus barkeri	7
Differences in the reproductive output and larval survival of Rocky Mountain wood ticks (Dermacentor andersoni) and American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) from prairie populations near their nort	7
Evolution of acaricide resistance of Rhipicephalus decoloratus on commercial farms in South Africa	7
Effect of Eucalyptus globulus and Ferula assafoetida essential oils and their nanoformulations on the life table parameters of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)	7
Wolbachia of phylogenetic supergroup K identified in oribatid mite Nothrus anauniensis (Acari: Oribatida: Nothridae)	7
The first complete mitochondrial genome of the genus Laelaps with novel gene arrangement reveals extensive rearrangement and phylogenetics in the superfamily Dermanyssoidea	7
Histopathological effects of the fruit extract of Citrullus colocynthis on the ovary of the tick Hyalomma dromedarii	7
Prevalence of Borrelia, Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Babesia in ticks collected from vegetation in eastern Poland	7
Interspecific differences in the behavioral response of ticks exposed to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation	7
Mite composition in nests of the Japanese wood mouse, Apodemus speciosus (Rodentia: Muridae)	7
Acaricide resistance of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus (Acari: Ixodidae) on commercial farms in South Africa: filling a gap in historical data	7
Density and distribution of the flat mite (Brevipalpus yothersi) (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) on four Hibiscus varieties: do leaves tell the full story?	7
Tick-borne microorganisms in Amblyomma tigrinum (Acari: Ixodidae) from the Patagonian region of Argentina	7
Summer collection of multiple southern species of ticks in a remote northern island in Japan and literature review of the distribution and avian hosts of ticks	7
Analysis of the bacterial community in female Rhipicephalus microplus ticks from selected provinces in Luzon, Philippines, using next-generation sequencing	6
Seasonal activity of Haemaphysalis longicornis and Haemaphysalis flava (Acari: Ixodida), vectors of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus, and their SFTS virus harboring rates in Gy	6
Cladistics of Rhipicephalus microplus and laboratory assessment of acaricidal efficacy of different Cassia fistula extracts against R. microplus larvae	6
Comparison of sensitization patterns to dust mite allergens between atopic dermatitis patients and dogs, and non-specific reactivity of canine IgE to the storage mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae	6
Resistance of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus to fluazuron in Argentina	6
Molecular screening of piroplasms and Anaplasmataceae agents in Hyalomma dromedarii ticks from camels over different seasons in Egypt	6
Ticks on reptiles and amphibians in Central Amazonia, with notes on rickettsial infections	6
Hitchhiking or hang gliding? Dispersal strategies of two cereal-feeding eriophyoid mite species	6
Phylogenetic placement of Turkish populations of Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes inopinatus	6
Alternative food sources for Amblydromella caudiglans (Phytoseiidae) and effects on predation	6
Evaluation of the efficacy of permethrin- and cypermethrin-based textile against taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus	6
Seasonal abundance of Leptotrombidium deliense, the vector of scrub typhus, in areas reporting acute encephalitis syndrome in Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India	6
Small-scale genetic structure of populations of the bulb mite Rhizoglyphus robini	6
Novel Francisella-like endosymbiont and Anaplasma species from Amblyomma nodosum hosted by the anteater Tamandua Mexicana in Mexico	6
Why are phytoseiid predatory mites not effectively controlling Echinothrips americanus?	6
Unwanted souvenirs—import routes and pathogen detection of the non-endemic tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. in Germany	6
Phylogeography of Hyalomma (Euhyalomma) lusitanicum (Acarina, Parasitiformes, Ixodidae) in Andalusia based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene	5
Soil mite communities (Acari, Mesostigmata) in pure stands on post-agricultural lands: does season matter?	5
Intraspecific variation of morphological traits backed up with molecular evidence votes for re-appraisal of hitherto distinguished Balaustium species—a case study of Balaustium murorum (Acariformes: P	5
Host plant and humidity effects on phytoseiid mite, Gynaeseius liturivorus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) egg hatchability	5
Spider mite resistance to miticides in South Carolina strawberry and implications for improved integrated pest management	5
Impact of the mites Dermanyssus gallinae and Tyrophagus putrescentiae on production and health of laying hens	5
Morphological changes in plasma-exposed poultry red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae) using high-resolution video camera and optical coherence tomography (OCT)	5

Leaf trichome-mediated predator effects on the distribution of herbivorous mites within a kidney bean plant	5
Predatory mite instars (Acari, Mesostigmata) and decomposing tree leaves in mixed and monoculture stands growing on a spoil heap and surrounding forests	5
Beauveria bassiana native strains affect the reproductive index of Rhipicephalus microplus ticks	5
Functional responses of two species of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to eggs and first-instar nymphs of Bactericera Gobica Logniova (Homoptera: Psyllidae)	5
Influence of abiotic factors on diapause termination and temperature requirements for postdiapause development in the European red mite, Panonychus ulmi (Acari: Tetranychidae)	5
Molecular identification and morphological variations of Dermacentor albipictus collected from two deer species in northern Mexico	5
Male age and sexual experience affect male mating behavior in the hawthorn spider mite, Amphitetranychus viennensis	5
Sampling approaches of the Hindustan citrus mite (Schizotetranychus hindustanicus) in Brazilian citrus orchards and climatic factors affecting its population dynamics	4
Detection of Rickettsia amblyommatis and Rickettsia bellii in ticks collected from pet dogs in peri-urban and rural areas in Yucatan, Mexico	4
New records of soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) in the Caatinga biome of Brazil, with a phylogenetic analysis of argasids using the nuclear Histone 3 (H3) gene	4
Oribatid mites in different Mediterranean crop rotations fertilized with animal droppings	4
An evaluation of errors in the mitochondrial COI sequences of Hydrachnidia (Acari, Parasitengona) in public databases	4
Rearing of Hyalomma marginatum (Acarina: Ixodidae) under laboratory conditions in Morocco	4
Distribution characteristics and influencing factors of Haemaphysalis longicornis around goat sheds in Jinan city, East China	4
Transovarial and transstadial transmission of Borrelia valaisiana, the pathogen of Lyme borreliosis, in the sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus L.	4
Identification and expression of potential olfactory-related genes related to Niemann–Pick C2 protein and ionotropic receptors in Haemaphysalis longicornis	4
Bionomics and ecological characteristics of hard ticks of Ixodidae in Fars province, southwestern Iran	4
Publisher Correction: Population dynamics of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and their harboring rates of severe fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) virus in four landscapes of Gyeonggi Province,	4
Predatory mite Amblyseius orientalis prefers egg stage and low density of Carpoglyphus lactis prey	4
Ticks on the turf: investigating the presence of ixodid ticks on and around football fields in Germany	4
Effects of temperature on cathepsin B, cathepsin D and acid phosphatase during embryo development of the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis	4
Mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) in the red belt conk, Fomitopsis pinicola (Polyporales), in Polish forests	4
First zootiological survey of Amblyomma geoemydae ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting a wild turtle (Cuora flavomarginata) in northern Taiwan	4
6Pgdh polymorphism in wild bulb mite populations: prevalence, environmental correlates and life history trade-offs	4
Exudate droplets incorporated on eggs by Raoiella indica Hirst female during oviposition may avoid the predation of Amblyseius largoensis (Muma)	4
The climate niche of the invasive tick species Hyalomma marginatum and Hyalomma rufipes (Ixodidae) with recommendations for modeling exercises	4
Chemosensory function of Varroa gnathosoma: transcriptomic and proteomic analyses	4
Overwintering at multiple life stages in Schizotetranychus shii (Acari: Tetranychidae), a specialist of evergreen chinquapin	4
Acaricidal activity of Artemisia herba-alba and Melia azedarach oil nanoemulsion against Hyalomma dromedarii and their toxicity on Swiss albino mice	4
A novel genotype of Babesia microti-like group in Ixodes montoyanus ticks parasitizing the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) in Ecuador	4
Males mate with females even after sperm depletion in the two-spotted spider mite	4
Comparing scapular morphology of Amblyomma sculptum and Amblyomma dubitatum nymphs allows a fast and practical differential diagnosis of ticks in highly infested areas with dominance of these two spec	4
Asymmetry in the reproductive interference between two closely related species of spider mites, Panonychus citri and Panonychus osmanthi (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae)	4
Mite fauna (Acari: Erythraeidae and Otopheidomenidae) associated with hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in northeastern Brazil	4
Anaplasma species infecting questing ticks in the Iberá wetlands ecoregion, Argentina	4
The maturity index for Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata) communities as an indicator of human-caused disturbance in selected forest complexes of Poland	4
Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia spp. in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks found within the city of Białystok, Poland—first data	4
Rhipicephalus annulatus, R. australis or R. microplus? Discordance between morphological and genetic data among three cattle tick species	4
Acaricidal activity of Brassicaceae seed meals on Ixodid ticks: a potential plant-based control agent	4
What is the optimal timing to initiate strategic control of Rhipicephalus microplus in taurine cattle in a tropical region?	4
Potential of a winterschmidtiid prey mite for the production of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)	4
Atlas of ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) in Germany: 1st data update	4
Correction: Plant, pest and predator interplay: tomato trichomes effects on Tetranychus Urticae (Koch) and the predatory mite Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki Wainstein	4