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"All it took was a few baby chicks and a carpeted floor, and soon, Jane Ishka, a San Francisco Bay Area homesteader, literally felt her skin crawling. She--and her house, her car, and all of her belongings--had been infested by the red poultry mite, Dermanyssus gallinae. Driven from her home and bed by the biting and itching, Jane used her academic background to figure out what was wrong, and most importantly, how to fix it"--Page [4] of cover.

The Southern Oceans including Antarctic regions are peculiar and very sensitive water biotopes, where animal life and species interrelations are only poorly investigated. Especially the influence of parasites on their host species needs intensive consideration in times of global warming and worldwide pollution. Both factors may influence the finely balanced interrelationships between parasites and endangered hosts especially in specialized regions such as Antarctica. Before this background the p...

Tropical mycology is attracting increasing interest, as the key role of fungi in tropical ecosystems and as pathogens becomes appreciated. This book is the first of two complementary volumes (Volume 2 covers Micromycetes) produced from papers given at the British Mycological Society's symposium held in Liverpool in April 2000. It describes the ecology, biology, economic dimensions and systematics of tropical Macromycetes. Written by leading experts in their field, the papers have been thoroughly...

"Parasitology and Vector Biology, Second Edition" is a comprehensive introduction to human and animal parasitology. It provides basic information on the biologies of such agents as protists, worms, and arthropods, and also emphasizes how control programs can be structured in a sociological, political, and economic milieu. Students and researchers alike will appreciate the added coverage of the molecular aspects of parasitology in this new edition. It includes more than 400 photos and drawings; c...

The main aim of this book is to summarise and synthesize our knowledge of the main features of the development and transmission of parasitic nematodes of vertebrates, and to place this information within the context of the modern classification of the nematodes. The volume is unique in its comprehensive coverage, and includes nematode parasites of humans, domestic animals and wildlife, including fish. After an introductory chapter, the author systematically describes the biological characteristi...

The prevention and treatment of Lyme disease and other ailments caused by ticks, scorpions, spiders, and mites. Ticks are the most feared of all eight-legged pests because they carry the debilitating Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Both diseases can cause permanent damage to the infected, and early detection is difficult. Outwitting Ticks will, among other things, help you: - identify the species of poisonous ticks, spiders, and mites in your area - recognize and treat Lyme Diseas...

The ‘Keys’ are an essential resource for those working within medical, veterinary and biological departments worldwide, and are now available in a single volume, published by CABI. This supplementary volume includes revised and redescribed taxa and draws attention to new taxa, to the generic level, published by many authors after the original 'Keys' were completed. It also identifies the current position of some of the older genera not included in the original 'Keys'.

Parasites have evolved numerous complex and fascinating ways of interacting with their hosts. The subject attracts the interest of numerous biologists from the perspective of ecology and behavioural biology, as well as from those concerned with more applied aspects of parasitology. However, until now there has been no recent book to synthesize this field.This book, written by leading authorities from the USA, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, provides the most comprehensive coverage of this imp...

Hypochondriacs beware-- would you believe the nastiest creatures in the known universe live inside our bodies? Not content to just find a home and produce offspring in our internal space, parasites will drink our blood, eat our cells, and infest our muscles. There is very little that can be said in their favor, with perhaps one exception-- they are truly fascinating! "Fearsome Fauna "is a wickedly amusing and startlingly informative look into the secret world of these fascinating creatures. Perh...

Much is known about the biology of Drosophila parasitoids, which is why they are used as a model for studying other parasitoids. This book brings together the different fields of research that can be explored, thanks to the "Drosophila parasitoid" model. It shows how the complementary knowledge arising from different approaches is inspiring the development of new areas of research on this biological model. It also discusses techniques and methods specifically adapted to the study of larval paras...

Eine natur- und umweltbewusste Bekampfung von Haus- und Vorratsschadlingen muss artspezifisch erfolgen. Nur so kann man Gifte gezielt einsetzen bzw. vermeiden und durch biologische Bekampfungs- oder Vorbeugemassnahmen ersetzen. Anhand dichotomer Schlussel und zahlreicher Zeichnungen spezieller Merkmale lassen sich mit diesem Buch alle in Mitteleuropa vorkommenden Vorrats- und Materialschadlinge, Hausungeziefer sowie Ektoparasiten von Mensch und Haustieren bis zur Art bestimmen. In der 7. Auflage...

Filarial parasites affect over 130 million people in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, causing prolonged and debilitating illnesses ranging from lymphatic inflammation and elephantiasis to skin disease and blindness. This wide-ranging book, the outcome of an international symposium, focuses on the host-parasite interaction in lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. Papers examine all aspects of the pathological and immunological consequences of infection as well as diagnosis, treat...