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Hiroshi Amano, Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University., 648 Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan
Telephone +81-47-308-8827; FAX +81-47-308-8720; E-mail: amano@faculty.chiba-u.jp

Jennifer M. Anderson, LMVR/NIAID, National Institutes of Health. 12735 Twinbrook Parkway, Rm. 2E-22 MSC8130, Rockville, MD 20852
Telephone 301 435-3587 443 802-5992; FAX 301-594-5373; E-mail jenanderson@niaid.nih.gov
Specialization:  Salivary gland components; host immunology to tick feeding
Groups Studied:  Ixodes scapularis, Dermacentor variabilis

Larry G. Arlian, Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435-0001
Telephone 937 775-2568; FAX 937 775-3320; E-mail larry.arlian@wright.edu
Specialization:  Allergy causing mites; Indoor allergens, House dust and stored products mites; Scabies, Immunoparasitology; Vaccine development.
Groups Studied:  Astigmata: Allergy causing mites (house dust and storage mites); Scabies mites

Richard C. Axtell, Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7613.  Telephone 919 515-2832; FAX 919 515-7746; E-mail richard_axtell@ncsu.edu

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Mohammad H. Badii, Cerrada del Manzano #809, Cerradas de AAnahuac, Escobedo, 66050 MEXICO

Gerald T. Baker, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Box 9775, Mississippi State, MS 39762.  Telephone 662 325-2085; FAX 662 325-8733; E-mail gbaker@entomology.msstate.edu
Specialization: Morphology; Ultrastructure of Sensilla
Groups Studied: Water Mites; Mites Associated with Insects

Jay Bancroft, ARS, 17053 N. Shafter Ave., Shafter, CA 93263
Telephone  661-201-6273; FAX  661-746-1619; E-mail jsb95033@yahoo.com
Specialization: Population biology
Groups Studied: Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae

Lorenza Beati, Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitiology, U.S. National Tick Collection, Gerogia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30406-8056
Telephone 912 681-5564;FAX 912 681-0559; E-mail lorenzabeati@georgiasouthern.edu
Specialization: Systematics; Population Genetics
Groups Studied: Ticks

Frederic Beaulieu, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, KW Neatby Bldg., 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1A OC6, Canada
Telephone 1-613-759-1789; FAX 1-613-759-1701; E-mail beaulieufr@agr.gc.ca
Specializaion:  Systematics
Groups Studied:  Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae, Eriophyiidae, Mesostigmata

Val Behan-Pelletier, Acarology Unit, Biological Resources Program, ECORC, K. W. Neatby, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0C6.  Telephone 613 759-1799; FAX 613 759-1927; E-mail: behanpv@agr.gc.ca
Specialization: Systematics; Biogeography; Ecology
Groups Studied:  Oribatida

Walter J. Bentley, Kearney Agriculture and Research Station, 9240 S. Riverbend Rd., Parlier, CA 93648.
Telephone 209 891-2500; FAX 209 891-2593; E-mail walt@uckac.edu

Clive Bowman, 11 Fielding Road, Maidenhead, Berks, SL6 5DE, United Kingdom.
Telephone +44-1628-632321; FAX +44-8700-557753; E-mail: clive@pluribus.co.uk
Specialization: digestive physiology and anatomy, biomechanics

Wayne A. Brown, 4300 Waialae Ave #1203A, Honolulu, HI 96816 USA
Telephone 1-800-735-4148; E-mail last@lava.net
Specialization:  Systematics
Groups Studied:  Trombiculoidea

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Lymari Calero-Toledo, P.O. Box 2272, Isabela, Puerto Rico 00662
Telephone 787 648-5166; E-mail lymari@gmail.com

Angsumarn Chandrapatya, Department of Entomology, Kasetsart Univeristy, 50 Paholyothin Road, Jatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Telephone 662-561-3478, 662-561-4882; FAX 662-561-4882; E-mail agramc@ku.ac.th OR chandrapatya@yahoo.com
Specialization:  Morphology; Taxonomy; Biological Control
Groups Studied:  Eriophyidae

D. A. Chant, RR #2, Madoc, Ontario, Canada KOK 2K0.
FAX 613-473-0080; E-mail dchant@magma.ca.
Specialization:  Systemataics
Groups Studied: Phytoseiidae

Carl C. Childers, 628 Hart Lake Dr, Winter Haven, FL 33884, Telephone 863 324-6983 (home), 863 289-0318 (cell), FAX 863 956-4631, E-mail: ccc@crec.ifas.ufl.edu
Specialization:  Pest management; Integrated mite control
Groups Studied:  Eriophyoidea; Tetranychoidea

Baik Kee Cho, M.D., Department of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, #62 Yeouido-Dong, Youngdeungpo-Ku, Seoul, 150-713, Korea.
; FAX 82-2-783-7604; E-mail bkcho@catholic.ac.kr
Specialization:  Medical Acarology: Clinical findings; Histopathology; Ecology
Groups Studied:  Trombiculidae; House dust mites; Itch mites; Hair follicle mites

Bruce Congdon, College of Arts and Sciences, Suite 19, Seattle Pacific University, 3307 3rd Ave West, Seattle, WA 98119. 
Telephone 206-281-2166; FAX 206-378-5095; E-mail bcongdon@spu.edu
Specialization:  Ecology, biogeography
Groups Studied:  Phytoseiidae

Joseph L. Corn, Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
Telephone 706 542-1741; FAX 706 542-5865; E-mail jcorn@vet.uga.edu
Specialization:  Ecology
Groups Studied:  Ticks

Adriana Costero, Program Officer, Vector Biology Section, Parasitology and International Programs Branch, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 6610 Rockledge Drive, Room 5097, MSC 6604, Bethesda, MD 20892, Courier Zip Code: 20817
Telephone  301-435-2854; FAX: 301-402-06539; Email: acostero@niaid.nih.gov
Specialization: Medical/Veterinary Entomology; systematics
Groups Studied:  Ticks; water mites

Charnie Craemer, ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, P/Bag X134, Pretoria Queenswood, 0121 South Africa
Telephone (012) 356 9833 (Int: +27-12-356 9833); FAX (012) 329 3278 (Int: +27-12-329 3278); E-mail CraemerC@arc.agric.za
Specialization:  Systematics
Groups Studied:  Eriophyidae (Eriophyoidea); find information about Eriophyoidea of South Africa in http://www.ecoport.org

D. A. Crossley, Jr., P. O. Box 903, Athens, GA 30603-0903
Telehone 706 543-0639; E-mail soilmite@earthlink.net
Specialization:  Ecology, Systematics
Groups Studied:  Oribatids, soil mites in general

Joseph Cutcher, 426 E. Washington, Shaeveport, LA 71104.
Telephone 318 865-2710; E-mail joscutcher@cs.com
Specialization: Physical Biology
Groups Studied: Ixodidae

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Ronald B. Davey, Moore Air Base, Bldg. 6419, 22675 N. Moorefield Road, Edinburg, TX 78541-5033
Telephone 956 580-7262; FAX 956 580-7261; E-mail Ronald.B.Davey@ars.usda.gov
Specialization::  Biology, Ecology, Control Technology
Groups Studied:  Ticks of Veterinary Importance

David De Jong, Depto. de Genetica, Fac. de Medicina, USP, 14.049-900 Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
Telephone 55 16 602 4401; FAX 55 16 633 6482; E-mail: ddjong@fmrp.usp.br
Specialization: Genetics; Evolution; Bee pathology
Groups Studied: Varroa jacobsoni, Acarapis spp.

Jorge O. de la Cruz , 1127 Smathers Avenue, Orlando, FL 32825
Telephone 407 737-9022; FAX 407 290-9038; E-mail: jcl112847@hotmail.com
Specialization:  Systematics
Groups Studied:  Ticks and parasites of Vertebrates (specially Astigmata)

Enrico de Lillo, Istituto de Entomologia agraria, Facoltà di Agraria, Università Bari, Via Amendola 165/A 70126 Bari, Italy
Telephone +39 080 5443105; FAX +39 080 5442876; E-mail DELILLO@Agr.uniba.it
Specialization: Functional morphology of mites of economic interest
Groups Studied: Eriophyoidea

William H. Dees, 4208 East Jevon Lane, Lake Charles, LA  70605
wdees@mail.mcneese.edu

Mercedes Delfinado-Baker, 3 Bago St., Alabang Hills, Metro Manila, Philippines
Telephone:  Philippine code + 02-807-5244

Clifford E. Desch, Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences, Fernald Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
Telephone:  413 545-1040 (Lab), 413 369-4443 (Home); E-mail: clifford.desch_jr@uconn.edu
Specialization:  Morphology, Taxonomy
Groups Studied:  Demodecidae (hair follicle mites)

Ashley P. G. Dowling, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, S-225 Ag.Sci Bldg. North, Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Telephone 859 257-3169; FAX 859 323-1120, E-mail: ashley.dowling@uky.edu
Specialization:  Systematics, coevolution, molecular evolution
Groups Studied:  Dearmanyssina; Dermanyssoidea

Roger O. Drummond, 120 Cynthia Drive, Kerrville, TX 78028-4805.
Telephone 830 257-4997; FAX 830 896-8543; E-mail: rodrum@ktc.com
Specialization: Biology and Control
Groups Studied: Ixodidae

Lance A. Durden, Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, P. O. Box 8042, Statesboro, GA 30460-8042, USA. 
Telephone 912 681-5591; FAX 912 681-0845; E-mail Ldurden@georgiasouthern.edu
Specialization: Systematics; Vector-borne diseases
Groups Studied: Ticks; Mites parasitic on vertebrates

Elizabeth A. Dykstra, WA Department of Health, Zoonotic Disease Program, P.O. Box 47825, Olympia, WA 98504-7825
Telephone 360 236-3388; FAX 360 236-2261; E-mail elizabeth.dykstra@doh.wa. gov
Groups Studied:  Ixodidae, Argasidae

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Emmet R. Easton, 46-130 Kiowai Street, # 2714, Kaneohe, HI  96744.  (Office: % Hawaiian Entomological Soc.,Dept of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences,3050 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI  96822).
Telephone 808 236-0428; E-mail: emmetteaston@hotmail.com
Specialization:  Ecology of ticks of SE Asia and Africa

L. E. Ehler, Department of Entomology, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616-8584.
Telephone 530 752-0484; FAX 530 752-1537; E-mail: leehler@ucdavis.edu

Rif El-Mallakh, Mood Disorders Rsearch Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Louisville, MedCener One, Suite 340, 501 E. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202.
Telephone 502 852-1124; FAX 502 852-5098.  E-mail rselma01@louisville.edu
Specialization:  Amateur

J. Mark Erickson, Geology Department, St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y. 13617
Telephone 315-229-5198; FAX 315-229-5804; E-mail meri@stlawu.edu
Specialization:  Paleoacarology
Groups Studied:  Oribatida

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Alex Fain, Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 29 Rue Vautier, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
FAX 02/627 41 13; E-mail c/o Georges Wauthy at Wauthy@naturalsciences.be

Richard Falco, 47 Kendall Drive, Ringwood, NJ 07456
Telephone 914 273-3078 x33; FAX 914 273-6346; E-mail rfalco@fordham.edu

Quentin Q. Fang, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 8042, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8042.
Telephone 912 871-1267; FAX 912 681-0845; E-mail qfang@georgiasouthern.edu
Specialization:  Molecular systematics
Groups Studied:  Ticks

Norman J. Fashing, Department of Biology, College of William and Mary, P. O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23185-8795, Telephone 757 221-2221, FAX 757 221-6483, E-mail njfash@wm.edu
Specialization: Ecology and Systematics
Groups Studied: Astigmatic Mites

Komi Fiaboe, Dept. Entomologia, Phytopatologia & Zoology, Avenida Padua Dipis, C.P.G., Piracicaba-SP; BRAZIL, CEP: 13418-900
Telephone +55-19-34294260; FAX +55-19-34294338; E-mail mokfiaboe@yahoo.fr
Specialization:  Biocontrol (Systematics, Ecology, Biology)
Groups Studied: Tetranychidae, Phytoseidae

Laura J. Fielden-Rechav, Division of Science, Truman State University, 100 East Normal, Kirksville, MD 63501
Telephone 660 785-4624; FAX 660 785-4045; E-mail lfielden@truman.edu
Specialization:  Physiology - energy and water balance, respiration
Groups Studied:  Ticks

Durland Fish, Department of Epidemology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, 60 College St., P.O. Box 208034, New Haven,
CT 06520-8034. Telephone 203 785-3223; FAX 203 785-3604; durland.fish@yale.edu
Specialization: Public Health; Epidemiology; Ecology
Groups Studied: Ixodidae

Maureen Flannery, 460A Carl Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
E-mail mflannery@calacademy.org
Specialization:  Systematics
Groups Studied:  Syringophilidae

Janet Foley, Department of Medicine and Epidemeology, School of Veternary Medicine, 1320 Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616
Telephone 530 752-9387; FAX 530 754-48l37; E-mail jefoley@ucdavis.edu
Specialization:  Disease
Groups Studied:  Hard ticks

Richard C. Funk, 5519 Lincoln Hwy Rd., Charleston, IL 61920; E-mail rbfunk@consolidated.net

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Donald Gettinger, Department of Biology, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, 72035
Telephone: 501 679-5630, FAX 501 450-5928, E-mail donaldg@alltel.net
Specialization:  Systematics; Ecology; Host-parasite associations
Groups Studied: Laelapidae; Macronyssidae; Spinturnicidae

Flora Gorirossi-Bourdeau, 26 Avenue des Fleurs, 1150 Bruxelles, BELGIUM
Telephone 32-2-762-10-98; FAX 32-2-650-43-24; E-mail: bourdeau@ulb.ac.be

Tetsuo Gotoh, Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Ami, Ibaraki 300-0393, Japan. 
Telephone +81 298 88 8560; FAX +81 298 88 8560; E-mail: gotoh@ibaraki.ac.jp
Specialization: Systematics; Genetics; Ecology
Groups Studied: Tetranychidae

Carmen "Marie" Greenwood, Biology Department, Lake Superior State University, 650 W. Easterday Ave., Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
Telephone 906 635-3982; E-mail mgreenwood@lssu.edu
Specializarion:  Systematics, Ecology, Behavior
Groups Studied:  Soil mites, all groups and phoretics

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R. B. Halliday, CSIRO Division of Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Telephone: 61-2-62464085; FAX 61-2-62464000, E-mail Bruce.Halliday@csiro.au.
Specialization: Systematics
Groups Studied: Mesostigmata and others

Harold J. Harlan, 621 Maple Hill Lane, Crownsville, MD 21023.  Telephone 410 923-0173; FAX 410 987-4602; E-mail haroldharlan@comcast.net
Specialization:  Biology; Vector functions
Groups Studied:  Ticks; Mesostigmatids; Parasitic mites

Donald C. Herne, 14 Daley Drive St., Catharines, ON, L2M 3H6 Canada.
Telephone 416 635-4939; E-mail dherne@attcanada.ca

Mark S. Hoddle, Biological Control Specialist, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside CA 92521-0314.  Telephone 951 827-4714, ; FAX 951 827-3086;  E-mail: mark.hoddle@ucr.edu
Specialization:  Biological Control
Groups Studied:  Tetranychidae (Oligonychus perseae); Phytoseiidae (Neoseiulus californicus)

Julius R. Hoffman, 246 Clarendon Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823-2617.
 Telephone 517 332-5372

Paul J. Homsher, 4433 Ironwood Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-5701.  Telephone 757 497-2776;
FAX 757 683-3034; E-mail: PHompsu53@aol.com
Specialization: Biochemistry; Biosystematics; Microstructure
Groups Studied:  Ixodidae; Argasidae (currently retired and not active in research)

Cluff E. Hopla, Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019
(Home address: 1123 Berry Circle, Norman, OK 73072).  Telephone 405 325-4823 (W), 405 329-0071 (H); FAX 405 325-6202;
E-mail: hopla@ou.edu
Specialization: Ecology; Behavior; Vector capabilities
Groups Studied: Ixodidae; Argasidae

Marjorie A. Hoy, Department of Entomology & Nematology,  POB 110620, Bldg. 970, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
Telephone 352 392-1901 Ext. 153; FAX 352 392-0190; E-mail mahoy@ifas.ufl.edu
Specialization:  Genetics; Biological Control
Groups Studied: Phytoseiidae; Tetranychidae

Ines Hurtado, 2525 Lantana Ln, Palmetto, FL 34221.  Telephone 941 729-3427; FAX 941 729-3427;
E-mail ihurtado@tampabay.rr.com
Groups Studied:  House dust mites; Airborne mites

Robert W. Husband, 1035 Scottdale Drive, Adrian, MI 49221 USA
Telephone 517 263-5983, FAX 517 265-3331;  E-mail HUSBANDADRIAN@AOL.COM
Specialization: Systematics of Podapolipidae (Tarsonemini) of the world

Harry Joel Hutcheson, Entomologist, USDA APHIS VS, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Pathobiology Laboratory, Parasitology and Clinical Pathology, 1800 Dayton Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50010. 
Voice: (515) 663-7171; FAX: (515) 233- 9197; E-mail HJoel.Hutcheson@aphis.usda.gov
Specialization: Morphometrics; Molecular systematics; Intraspecific variation
Groups Studied:  Ixodida; Gamasida

Kerv Hyland, 11 Tall Pines Dr., Charlestown, RI 02813. 
Telephone 401 364-9194, FAX 401 874-4256, E-mail KHyland@etal.uri.edu. 
Specialization:  Systematics; Ecology
Groups Studied:  Ticks; Nasal mites

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Angela M. James, Ph.D, Entomologist/GIS, USDA, APHIS, VS, CEAH, Natural Resources Research Center, Bldg. B, 2150 Centre Ave,  2W4, Fort Collins, Colorado  80526-8117
Telephone 970 494-7278; FAX 970 494-7269; E-mail angela.m.james@aphis.usda.gov
Specialization: Distributons, Spatial analysis
Groups Studied:  Acari: Ixodidae

David G. James, Irrigated Agriculture Research & Extension Ctr., Washington State University, 24106 N. Bunn Rd., Prosser, WA 99350.  Telephone 509 786-9280; FAX 509 786-9370; E-mail david_james@wsu.edu
Specialization:  Biology, Ecology, Biological Control, Pesticides
Groups Studied:  Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae, Tydeidae, Penthaleidae

Gerald "Skip" Jubb Jr., 1951 S. Doubletree Lane, Tucson, AZ 85713. 
Telephone 520 578-0778; FAX 520 578-0778; E-mail jubbg@email.arizona.edu
Specialization:  Pest Management
Groups Studied:  Tetranychidae

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Ethan Kane, Systematic Entomology Lab, Bldg. 005, Rm 137, 10300 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Telephone 301 504-7041; E-mail eckane@sel.barc.usda.gov
Specialization:  Systematics
Groups Studied:  Tenuipalpidae

James E. Keirans, U.S. National Tick Collection, Institute of Arthropodology & Parsitology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia 30460-8056, Telephone 912 681-5564, FAX: 912 681-0559, E-mail: jkeirans@georgiasouthern.edu

Hans Klompen, The Acarology Laboratory, Museum of Biological Diversity, Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Rd., Columbus, OH 43212-1192, Telelphone 614 292-7180, FAX: 614 292-7774, Email: klompen.1@osu.edu
Specialization:  Systematics
Groups Studied:  Parasitiformes: Sarcoptidae

Wayne H. Knee, Department of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G-2E9 CANADA
Telephone:  780 492-0463; FAX 780 492-9234; E-mail wknee@ualberta.ca
Specialization:  Systematics, Parasitology
Groups Studied:  Mesostigmata, Rhinonyssidae; Astigmata, Turbinoptidae; Prostigmataa, Ereynetidae.

Thomas M. Kollars Jr., 813 Fairwind Dr, Bel Air, MD 21014
Telephone 410 420-9483; E-mail tomkollars@aol.com
Specialization: Molecular Biology; Ecology
Groups Studied: Trombiculidae; Ixodida

G. W. Krantz, Department of Zoology, Cordley Hall 3029, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-2914, USA
Telephone 541 737-5503, FAX 541 737-3643, E-mail krantzg@science.oregonstate.edu
Specialization: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae: Systematics, Behavior, Functional Morphology

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Robert Lane, Division of Insect Biology, 201 Wellmen Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, Telephone 510 642-4385; FAX: 510 642-7428, E-mail: blane@nature.berkeley.edu
Specialization:  Ecology, epidemiology and control of tick-borne disease agents
Groups Studied: Argasidae; Ixodidae

Robert R. Lebel, Greenwood Genetic Center, 1 Gregor Mendel Circle, Greenwood, SC 29646
Telephone (864) 388-1716; E-mail rrl@ggc.org

Philippe Lebrun, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Unite d'Ecologie et de Biogeographie, Place Croix do Sud, 5, B-1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgique.  Telephone 00-32-10-47.34.88; FAX 00-32-10-47.34.90
E-mail:  lebrun@ecol.ucl.ac.be
Specialization: Ecology; Biological evaluation; Biological control
Groups Studied: Oribatida

Won-Koo Lee, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Chonju 561-756, South Korea. 
Telephone 0652 270 3355; FAX 0652 270 3362 Eimail wklee@moak.chonbuk.ac.kr
Specialization: Systematics
Groups Studied:  Tetranychidae; Phytoseiidae

Michael L. Levin, CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd., MS-G13, Atlanta, GA 30333.
Telephone 404 639-3639; FAX 404 639-4436; E-mail: mlevin@cdc.gov
Specialization: Ecology; Pathogen transmission
Groups Studied: Ixodidae

Evert E. Lindquist, Biodiversity Theme, Invertebrate Systematics - Acarology Unit, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Bldg., 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa,  ON,  K1A 0C6, CANADA
Telephone (voice mail): (613) 759-1801; FAX (613) 759-1927 or -1924; E-mail: LINDQUISTE@agr.gc.ca
Areas of specialization:
- systematics and phylogenetics of Acari diversi
- homology and standardized terminology of acarine external structures
- symbiotic relationships between mites, insects, nematodes, and fungi
- biodiversity of targeted mite taxa in selected ecosystems.
Listing of mite groups of special interest:
- world fauna of predatory mite family Ascidae
- world fauna of phytophagous, fungivorous, parasitic and predatory mites of families of Heterostigmata
- authority for identification of mites in diverse families of Mesostigmata and Prostigmata, including predators, parasites, plant-feeders, fungivores, and stored food and allergy-causing pests for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's National Identification Service.

Amanda D. Loftis, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS G-13, Atlanta, GA 30333
Telephone 404 639-4610; FAX 404 639-4436; E-mail aloftis@cdc.gov
Specialization:  Pathogen transmission -- Rickettsis, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma
Groups Studied:  Ticks

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Andrew Main, The American University in Cairo, 113 Kasr El Aini, P.O. Box 2511, Cairo 11511, Egypt.
Telephone 20-2 357-5366; FAX 20-2 355-7565; E-mail: ANDYMAIN@AUCEGYPT.EDU
Specialization: Medical Acarology
Groups Studied: Ticks

Alex Mangini, USDA Forest Service, 2500 Shreveport Hwy., Pineville, LA 71360. 
Telephone 318 473-7296; FAX 318 473-7117; E-mail: amangini@fs.fed.us
Specialization:  Ecology, primarily baseline biological diversity studies; Systematics of soil-inhabiting Mesostigmata.
Groups Studied:  Soil mites primarily in forest ecosystems and intensively managed wood biomass areas; Mite associates of Silphidae and Scarabaeidae.

James A. McMurtry, P.O. Box 4487, Sunriver, OR 97707 USA.  Telephone 541 593-6951; FAX 541 593-6318; E-mail: mcmurtry@cmc.net
Specialization: Systematics and ecology of the Phytoseiidae

Roger Mitchell, 4272 Dublin Rd., Columbus, OH 43221
E-mail mitchell.12@osu.edu

Ashraf Ahmed Moh. Montasser, Biology Department, College of Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain City, P.O. Box 17551, United Arab Emirates.  Telephone 00971-50-7238906; FAX 9713-7671291; E-mail a.montasser@uaeu.ac.ae

Arnold Moorhouse, P.O. Box 1023, Douglas, AZ 85608-1023.  Telephone 520 364-3178, 520 364-5681(B)

John C. Moser, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 2500 Shreveport Highway, Pineville, LA 71360.
Telephone 318 604-0562 (home); 381 473-7258 (office); FAX 318 473-7222; E-mail jmoser@fs.fed.us
Specialization:  Mites phoretic on bark beetles; Bark beetle-mycangial fungi-mite-tree-interactions
                        Leafcutting ants and arthropod associates; Hackberry (Celtis) gallmakers and arthropods

Gary R. Mullen, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 301 Funchess Hall, Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849-5413
Telephone 334 844-2554, FAX: 334 844-5005, E-mail: mullegr@auburn.edu
Specialization:   Ecology; Vector Ecology
Groups Studied:  Medical-veterinary, aquatic  mites

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Robert F. C. Naczi, Herbarium, Department of Agriculture, Delaware State University, Dover, DE 19901
Telephone 302 857-6450; FAX 302 857-6460; E-mail rnaczi@desu.edu

M. Nadchatram, 69 Jalan Taman Seputeh 2, 58000  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Telephone: 603-22745366; Email: mnadchatram@hotmail.com
Specialisation and/or groups studied: Trombiculidae, Ixodoidea, other parasites of med.& vet. importance, house dust mites.

Milton E. Nathanson, 2699 Seville Blvd., Suite 603, Clearwater, FL 33764-1149.  Telephone 727 796-3674; FAX 727 796-1904;
E-mail milpriweb@aol.com

Felix Nchu, ICIPE, PO Box 30772-00100, GPO Nairobi, Kenya
Telelphone +254 725 890 855; E-mail Fnchu@icipe.org
Specialization:  Biological control of ticks
Groups Studied:  Acari: Ixodidae

Glen Needham, Acarology Laboratory, The Ohio State University, 484 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210-1292, USA,  Telephone 614-688-3026,  FAX 614-292-1538, E-mail needham.1@osu.edu
Specialization: Acarine physiology (ticks, bee mites, dust mites)

Nate Nieto, Department of Medicine and Epidemeology, School of Veternary Medicine, 1320 Tupper Hall, University of California Davis, Davis, CA  95616
Telephone 530 754-9740; FAX 530 754-4837; E-mail ncnieto@ucdavis.edu
Specialization:  Disease
Groups Studied:  Hard ticks

Douglas E. Norris, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, , The W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, 615 N. Wolfe Street Room E5008, Baltimore, MD 21205. Telephone 410 614-2710; FAX 410 955-0105; E-mail dnorris@jhsph.edu
Specialization: Population genetics; Phylogenetics; Disease transmission
Groups Studied: Hard ticks; Vectors of Lyme disease; Rickettsia;Borrelia

Roy Norton, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science & Forestry, Syracuse, NewYork, 13210, USA, Telepone 315 470-6752, FAX 315 470-6934, E-mail ranorton@esf.edu
Specialization: Systematics, comparative morphology and evolutionary biology of oribatid mites; parthenogenesis; mite paleontology.

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Frederick D. Obenchain, BioNet International Corp., Regulatory Affairs, 9619 Evans Ford Road, Manassas, VA 22111.  Telephone 703 361-9508; FAX 703 330-1809  E-mail fobenchain@comcast.net

Ronald Ochoa, USDA, ARS, BA, PSI, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Building 005, Room 137, BARC-West, 10300 Baltimore Av., Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350 USA,  Telephone 301 504-7890,  FAX 301504-6482, E-mail       rochoa@sel.barc.usda.gov
Specialization: Tetranychoidea, Eriophyoidea, Heterostigmata

Barry M. OConnor, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079.  Telephone 734 763-4354; FAX  734 763-4080; E-mail bmoc@umich.edu

Kimiko Okabe, Forestry & Forest Products Research Institute, P.O.Box 16, Norin Kenkyu-danchi, Ibaraki
305-8687, JAPAN.  E-mail: kimikook@ffpri.affrc.go.jp

George N. Oldfield, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521.
Telephone 909 787-3834; FAX 909 787-4294; E-mail jcampoviejo@aol.com
Specialization:  Reproductive biology; Transmission of pathogens; Systematics; Seasonal phenology; Toxemias
Groups Studied:  Eriophyoidea

James H. Oliver Jr., Director, Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology, Box 8056, Georgia Southern Univeristy, Statesboro, GA 30460.  Telephone 912 681-5564; FAX 912 681-0559; E-mail JOliver@GeorgiaSouthern.edu
Specialization:  Tick vector/pathogen relationships
Groups Studied:  Ticks

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Marco Pagani, Univ. Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Istituto de Entomologia e Patologia Vegetale, Facolta Di Agraria, Via Emilia Parmense, 84 -  29100 Piacenza, Italy.  Telephone 0523-599238; FAX 0523-599235; E-mail: marco.pagani@unicatt.it
Specialization:  Control
Groups Studied:  Astigmata (stored products mites)

Eric Panitz, 3981 Wedgewood SW, Wyoming, MI 49509.
Telephone 616 534-1017 or 231 591-2448; E-mail EPanitz100@aol.com
Specialization:  Systematics; Ecology; Parasitology
Groups Studied: Oribatid mites; Ticks

James R. Philips, Math/Science Division, Babson College, Babson Park MA 02457-0310.
Telephone 781 239-4240; FAX 781 239-6465; E-mail philips@babson.edu
Specialization: Ecology
Groups studied: Bird and bird nest mites

William (Bill) A. Phillis III, 19445 Cardene Way, Northville, MI 48167
Telephone 248 347-2392 (evening; weekend); 800 899-9331 (weekdays, 8-4); E-mail Drhexapod@aol.com
Specialization:  Nest dwelling microparasites: ultrastructure, cytology, histology
Groups Studied:  Mesostigmata, Ixodidae

Robert R. Pinger, Public Health Entomology Lab,  Department of Physiology and Health Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0510. 
Telephone 765 285-1504; FAX 765 285-3210; E-mail pinger@bsu.edu
Specialization:  Tick borne diseases
Groups Studied:  Ixodidae

J. Mathews Pound, USDA-ARS-KBUSLIRL, 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, TX 78028-9184.  Telephone 830 792-0342; FAX 830 792-0337; E-mail: mat.pound@ars.usda.gov
Specialization: Ecology; Control
Groups Studied: Ixodidae of Veterinary and Medical Importance

Vikram Prasad, P.O. Box 250456, West Bloomfield, MI 48325-0456.  Telephone 248 661-2529; FAX 248 661-4066; E-mail: V.Prasad@ix.netcom.com.
Specialization: Systematics
Groups Studied: Plant feeding mites; Larval water mites; Phytoseiidae; Otopheidomenidae

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Magally Quiros-Gonzalez, Univ. de Zulia Fac. Agrononmia, Museo de Arthropods, Calle 42#12-31, El Rosal sur Maracaibo/Zulia, Venezuela
E-mail mquiros@cantv.net, mquiros@luz.ve 

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Frank J. Radovsky, Entomology Department, 2046 Cordley Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-2907Telephone 541 737-5416 (work), 541 753-3979 (home); FAX 541 737-3643;
E-mail: radovskf@science.oregonstate.edu
Specialization: Systematics, ecology and behavior of Macronyssidae and other dermanyssoid parasites (Mestostigmata : Dermanyssoidea)

Will Reeves, 4757 Habersham Ridge SW, Lilburn GA 30047
Telephone 770 978-4465; E-mail wkreeves@gmail.com
Specialization:  Vector-borne Pathogens
Groups Studied:  Ticks, chiggers, parasitic mites

Christopher M. Ritzi, Department of Biological Sciences, Box C-64, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX 79832
Telephone 432 837-8420; FAX 432 837-8682; E-mail: critzi@sulross.edu http://faculty.sulross.edu/critzi/
Specialiation:  Ecology; Host-parasite relationships
Groups Studied:  Macronyssidae, Myobiidae, Trombiculidae, Cheyletidae

Richard G. Robbins, Ph.D.  13021 Brahms Terrace, Silver Spring, MD 20904-7107
Telephone: (301) 295-8309; FAX: (301) 295-7473; E-mail: richard.robbins@osd.mil
Specialization: Tick Systematics and Ecology

Juan G. Rodriguez, 1550 Beacon Hill Rd., Lexington, KY 40504
E-mail jgrod15@msn.com

Fareed Saba, Paul Klee Str 73, D-51375, Leverkusen, Germany.  Telephone (49) 214-8909 127; FAX (49) 214-8909 128; E-mail: F.SABA@t-online.de
Specialization: Control; Biology; Host Plants
Groups Studied: Tetranychidae

M. W. Sabelis, Section Population Biology, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 320, 1098 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Telephone (31) 20-5257738; FAX (31) 20-5257754; E-mail sabelis@science.uva.nl

Frank J. Salantri, DNBC-Bldg. 6, Suite 320, 4900 South Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19112
Telephone (215) 334-0300 Ex. 16; FAX (215) 334-9799; E-mail Frank.J.Salantri@aphis.usda.gov
Specialization:  Taxonomy
Groups Studied:  Phytoparasitic mites

Diana Sammataro, USDA, Agriculutral Research Service, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, 2000 E. Allen Rd., Tucson, AZ 85719.
Telephone 520 670-6380  Ex 121, FAX 520 670-6493, E-mail dsammataro@tucson.ars.ag.gov

Frederick J. Santana, 4864 Wood Pointe Way, Sarasota, FL 34233.  Telephone 941 912-1074; FAX 941 861-9855;
E-mail fsantana77@comcast.net
Specialization: Systematics
Groups Studied: Parasitic Acari

John R. Sauer, 1304 W. Osage Dr, Stillwater, OK 74075
Telephone 405 377-5341; E-mail: jmsauer1@suddenlink.net
Specialization: Physiology; Biochemistry
Groups Studied: Ticks

Heinrich Schatz, Institute of Zoology and Limnology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. Telephone +43 512 507-6164; FAX +43 512 507-2930; E-mail heinrich.schatz@uibk.ac.at
Specialization: Taxonomy, faunistics, and ecology (northern neotropical region; Alps)
Groups Studied:  Oribatida

Reinhart Schuster, Zoological Institute, Karl-Franzens-Universitat Graz, Universitetsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Telephone 43 (0)316 380 5609; FAX 43 (0)316 380 9875; E-mail reinhart.schuster@uni-graz.at

D. Casey Sclar, 405 Conservatory Rd, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Telephone 610 388-1000; FAX 610 388-2078; E-mail csclar@longwoodgardens.org
Specialization:  Mites of Ornamental Plants
Groups Studied:  Tetranychidae, Tarsonemidae, Eriophyoidea

Hossein Seoasgosarian, Oberstegle 1, 78464 Konstanz, Germany.  Telephone 0049 7531 34770;
FAX 0049 7531 34770
Specialization:  Systematics
Groups Studied:  Plant mites; Water mites

Julian Shepherd, Biology Department, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000.
Telephone: 607 777-6538; E-mail jshepher@binghamton.edu
Specialization: Reproduction; Physiology
Groups Studied: Ticks

Bruce P. Smith, Department of Biology, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 14850. Telephone 607 274-3971;
FAX 607 274-1131; E-mail smithb@ithaca.edu

Yosef Steinberger, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Llan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel.
Telephone 972-3-5318571; FAX 972-3-5351824; E-mail: steinby@mail.biu.ac.il
Specialization: Ecology
Groups Studied: Free-living soil mites.

Richard Stewart, 988 Ridge Rd., Shippensburg, PA 17257
Telelphone 717 477-1095; E-mail rlstew@ship.edu
Specialization:  Ecology
Groups Studied:  Ticks

David Stiller, 935 S.E. Glen Echo Rd., Pullman, WA 99163.  Telephone 504 334-7868 OR 208 885-7599; E-mail:  dstiller@uidaho.edu
Specialization:  Tick borne diseases of livestock; Pathogen-tick vector-host relatonships
Groups Studied: Ixodidae

Ellen Stromdahl, USACHPPM - Entomological Sciences Program, 5158 Blackhawk Rd - BLDG E-5800, APG, MD, 21010-5403
Telephone 410 436-3613; E-mail ellen.stromdahl@us.army.mil
Specialization:  Molecular biology
Groups Studied:  Ixodid ticks

Sabina F. Swift, Department of Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii Manoa, 3190 Maile Way, St. John 307, Honolulu, HI 96822 Telephone 808 956-9208; FAX 808 956-9675; E-mail sabina@hawaii.edu
Specialization:  Systematics
Groups studied:  Raphignathoidea, Bellidae

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Lynell K. Tanigoshi, Vancouver Research and Extension Unit, Washington State University, 1919 NE 78th St., Vancouver, WA 98665-9752.  Telephone 360 576-6030, Ext 12; FAX 360 576-6032; E-mail tanigosh@wsu.edu
Specialization:  Agricultural Acarology; Pest Management
Groups studied:  Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae, Tarsonemidae, Eriophyidae

Justing L. Tank, Department of Biology, Wittenberg University, Ward Street at North Wittenberg Ave., P.O. Box 720, Springfield, OH 45501
Telephone 419 262-1827; E-mail s09.jtank@wittenberg.edu
Specialization:  Physiology

Peter D. Teel, Department of Entomology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843.
Telephone 409 845-2516; E-mail pteel@tamu.edu

Richard H. Thomas, Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL  62901
E-mail rthomas@zoology.siu.edu
Specialization: Molecular systematics/Developmental genetics

Neal N. Troxclair, Jr.  P.O. Box 1849, Uvalde, Texas 78802-1849
Telephone 830 278-9151 Ext. 116; FAX 830 278-4008; e-mail n-troxclair@tamu.edu
Specialization:  Biology; Biological Control
Groups studied:  Tetranychidae, Eotetranychus; Phytoseiidae

Donald M. Tuttle, 308 South 22nd Ave., Yuma, AZ 85364-1718.  Telephone 602 783-7700

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Kimito Uchikawa, Department of Parasitology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390, Japan.  Telephone 02 63372627; FAX 02 63373083; E-mail kuchika@gipac.shinshu-u.ac.jp

Eddie A. Ueckermann, ARC-PPRI, Private Bag x 134, Pretoria, Queenswood, 0121, Pretoria, South Africa
Telephone +27-12-356 9832; FAX +27-12-329 3278; E-mail UeckermannE@arc.agric.za 
Specialization:  Taxonomy
Groups Studied:  Phytoseiidae, Raphignathoidea, Anystidae

Raul T. Villanueva, 455 Research Drive, Fletcher, NC 28732
Telephone (828) 684-3562 Ex 250 (work); (828) 651-0170 (home); FAX (828) 684-8715; Raul_Villanueva@ncsu-edu
Specialization:  Biocontrol; IPM; Plant Protection
Groups Studied: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae, Erophyidae

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David Walter, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9  CANADA
E-mail dew@ualberta.ca
Specialization: Cercomegistina, Ascoidea, Holothyrida, Arboreal mites, Soil Mesostigmata, Plant-mite interactions, Mesostigmata in fungi

Cal Welbourn, Entomology Section, Divsion of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th St., Gainesville, FL 32608
Telephone 352 372-3505; FAX 352 334-0737; E-mail welbouc@doacs.state.fl.us
Specialization:  Systematics
Groups Studied:  Plant mites; Terrestrial Parasitengona

John O. Whitaker, Jr., 3613 Marquette Ave, Terre Haute, IND 47805.
Telephone 812 237-2383; FAX 812 237-4480; E-mail lswhitak@isugw.indstate.edu
Specialization: Systematics
Groups Studied: Mammalian ectoparasites

Jesse S. White, c\o G. W. Allen, P.O. Box 1, Brandon, MS 39043-0001

Marion C. "Mac" Wicht, Jr., 1209 E. Frederick St., Gaffney, SC 29340.  Telephone 864 489-4517 (work), 864 489-9437 (home); E-mail:  mwicht@limestone.edu
Specialization: Taxonomy (chiggers); Ecology and Behavior (mushroom mites)
Groups Studied: Pyemotidae; Trombiculidae

Stephen Wikel, Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, MC3710, Farmington, Connecticut 06030,  U.S.A.
Telephone: (voice) 860-679-3369; Fax 860-679-8130; E-mail: swikel@up.uchc.edu
Specialization: Immunology 
Groups Studied:  Ticks; Mosquitoes

Nixon A. Wilson, 2436 Greenwood Ave., Cedar Falls, IA 50613-4522.
Telephone (319) 273-6034 (Office), (319) 268-0517 (Home); FAX (319) 273-2893; E-mail nixon.wilson@uni.edu

Tyler A. Woolley,1813 Crestmoore Place, Fort Collins, CO 80521.  Telephone: 970 484-0471 (Home).  E-mail: tylerwooley1@juno.com
Specialization:  Oribatida: Systematics and Ecology.

William J. Wrenn, Home address: 13831 La Jolla Plaza, Garden Grove, CA 92844.  Telephone: 714 537-2775 (home). Work address: Orange County Vector Control, 13001 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove, CA 92843
Telephone: (714) 971-2421, Extension 142 (work). E-mail: wwrenn@sbcglobal.net
Specialization:  Systematics/Biology
Groups Studied:  Trombiculidae

Dana L. Wrensch, 3819 Granden Road, Columbus, OH 43214
Telephone 614 262-4330, FAX 614 292-2180; E-mail: Wrensch.1@osu.edu
Specialization:  Genetics
Groups Studied:  All

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Sandra Yi, 4003 Inverness Rd., Champaign, Ill 61822
Telehone 217-355-8530; E-mail Sandrayi@uiuc.edu
Specialization:  Systematics/Ecology/Medical-Veterinary Acarology
Groups Studied:  Parasitengonina, Hydrachidiae

Jay A. Yoder, Department of Biology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 45501      
Telephone: 937/327-6389; FAX: 937/327-6487; E-mail jyoder@wittenberg.edu.

Conrad E. Yunker, 230 Pioneer Drive, Port Ludlow, WA 98365
Telephone 360 437-0498; E-mail tickconsult@waypt.com

Zhi-Qiang Zhang, Acarologist, Landcare Research, Private Bag 92 170, Auckland, New Zealand.
Telephone +64 9 815-4200; FAX +64 9 849-7093; E-mail ZhangZ@landcare.cri.nz
Specialization: Agricultural acarology
Groups Studied:  Parasitengona