We invite you to the August SLA Webinar: “Biological control of phytophagous mites with predatory mites”

The activity will be coordinated by Dr. Mario Eidi Sato (Biological Institute, Sao Paulo) who, together with his group of postgraduate students (Dr. Elias Soares de Figueiredo and Dr. Maria Cristina Vitelli Queiroz), will talk about the phytoseiid mites that contribute to face phytosanitary problems, ecology studies through the distribution of mites and population genetics with the use of molecular markers.

DATE: 08/24/2022
4:00 p.m.: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras
5:00 p.m.: Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Panama
6:00 p.m.: Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic
7:00 p.m.: Argentina, Brazil (Brasilia), Uruguay

YouTube broadcast SLAcarology: https://youtu.be/Q-yZzrky4c0

Certificates of attendance will ONLY be delivered to MEMBERS registered in the 2022 Conference Cycle (https://www.even3.com.br/SLA_2022 or in Activities 2022 at linktr.ee/slacarologia).
If you are not yet a member, you can register first as a Member of the SLA linktr.ee/slacarologia, and then in the 2022 Activities https://www.even3.com.br/SLA_2022
Contact: webinar.slacarologia@gmail.com

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!!

Registration for the course “Introduction to acarology: a vast world beyond allergies” is open from Friday 06/03. The corse is coordinated by Dr. Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius, who is a biologist and currently works in the Zoological Collections Laboratory (LCZ), with the Acarological Collection of the Butantan Institute, one of the largest mite collections in Latin America. Specialist in systematics and investigation of pathogens in mites of medical and veterinary interest for more than 10 years, Fernando has been developing research and dissemination activities involving ectoparasitic mites mainly from the Neotropical region.
The focus of the work of the team of which he is a part is the identification of neglected mite species, generating knowledge and providing information on these microscopic creatures, which often go unnoticed. All the information obtained and shared about these animals with the potential to transmit pathogens contributes to the establishment of medical diagnoses, treatments and guidelines for people who suffer accidents, and is even useful for government agencies in making public policy decisions. And for this reason, Fernando is also proud of his work as a taxonomist, since he provides services to society, in an area that still lacks specialists, but with great importance in health and the economy.
And you, do you want to understand a little more about this topic? Be sure to sign up for our online extension course. Registration open on 06/03 from 9 am. *Limited quotas.

The course will take place from June 20 to 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

More information and registration at https://escolasuperior.butantan.gov.br/cursos-de-extensao-universitaria?fbclid=IwAR3CmWFxTxuswMK_wWi8tspi0KGeZ4jjUpoostjf5Ny9C8oRU5v-Cy8VfA8

We inform that from July 18 to 29, 2022, in the Entomology and Acarology Department of the “Luiz de Queiroz” Higher School of Agriculture (ESALQ) at the University of São Paulo (USP), in Piracicaba/SP, the VI TRAINING ON RECOGNITION OF MITES OF AGRICULTURAL IMPORTANCE, coordinated by Professors Dr. Raphael C. Castilho and Dr. Gilberto J. de Moraes, will be taught. More information in the attached file.

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The organizing committee of the IV Latin American Congress of Acarology, IV CLAc, to be held in Panama, communicates its postponement, since the sanitary and logistical conditions for its proper development are not met. The new proposed date is July 24-28, 2023.

To know the availability of participants who want to attend in person or virtually, a form is offered to be completed at:
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More information in the attached circular.

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Dear partners, we share in the annex the Balance of what has been done by the current management of the Latin American Society of Acarology during the years 2020 and 2021. As the text is in Spanish, we mention the main points below:

1- COMMUNICATION
In order to improve communication with partners and interested parties, as well as obtain greater visibility and coverage of the SLA, we work in the following communication channels:
– SLA Page: The official SLA website continued to fulfill its informative and reference role. Domain security has been improved. However, it was decided to remove the directory from the view to preserve data privacy. Soon we hope to improve accessibility by last name, contact information (email), specialty and country. On the other hand, the access to the data record was modified to associate: https://slacarologia.org/
– Facebook: The group “Sociedad Latinoamericana de Acarología – Oficial” was opened which has 1833 members to date: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sociedadlatinoamericanadeacarologia
– Messenger: application that allows direct communication widely used for queries about SLA activities or private disclosure.
– Instagram: @acarologialatinoamericana. It has 596 followers so far. Together with Facebook, they are powerful tools for the dissemination and communication of interests between associates and the general public. In addition, this application allows for private communication, facilitating personal interaction to resolve specific queries: https://www.instagram.com/acarologialatinoamericana

– E-mails: SLA has the institutional accounts master@slacarologia.org and contato@slacarologia.org, but in addition different boxes were opened to improve contact with members: acarologiasla@gmail.com, secretarialaoficial@gmail.com, webinarsla@gmail.com, talking2021@gmail.com, and those generated by SLA vowels. This has notably improved the dissemination of news and the handling of specific situations.
– YouTube: The free access channel of the Latin American Society of Acarology was inaugurated. Through it, live transmissions (streaming) of the SLA Conference Cycle are carried out, being an interesting tool, not only for dissemination, but also for interaction with invited experts. In addition, the channel has become an important audiovisual library, with valuable materials obtained from broadcasts, tutorials, tributes and interviews with SLA’s documental and historical references to Latin American Acarology. All these materials are a source of consultation not only for the members, but for the general public. Total visits to the channel from October 2020 to date: 5762 (Conference Cycle: 4069, Tributes: 1310 and others: 383): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0efTCUYQ-DQLvwBuNGwjsg
– Linktr.ee: Application that allows, from a single link, access the official page, networks and an SLA contact email, as well as other sites of interest that are constantly being updated (events, database, etc.): https://linktr.ee/slacarologia
– Surveys: From the members’ registration form to the attendance forms for the various activities, a space for opinions and comments is provided. This information is constantly reviewed and both opinions and suggestions are considered to improve the benefits to members.
– WhatsApp: Application used for quick and direct communication, not only between work groups at work, but also between different acarological groups.

2- MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION
To update the data of the members and carry out new registrations, several forms were made available in the media and anchored on the SLA Page (Registration of New Members). This allowed us to obtain more complete information about our partners and create a database: https://forms.gle/t8DudGP9hbDkcfZr8. Likewise, a space for opinion and comments has been included in the registration form (see point 1).

3- SLA ACTIVITIES PLATFORM
In order to organize the SLA activities calendar and provide members with the benefit of obtaining the certificate of assistance for the activities offered (with curricular value), from October 2020, the Even3 platform was used, completely free of charge for the use provided. During this period, it was used to access the SLA Conference Cycle. Members who signed up for this platform were given the option to choose the activity they wanted to attend. This registration, together with the verification of attendance to the chosen activity, allowed them to obtain a certificate of assistance: https://www.even3.com.br/cdcmyvdlslda22021/. On the SLA channel, they have instructions to join the SLA and register on the platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W_QDfAvYj8.

Other information such as the number of current members (total and by country), webinars and courses given in the reported period, the Society’s participation in scientific events, honors, balance sheet and other administrative information, as well as some activities planned for this year, they are contained in the document issued by the Directorate, attached.

Balance 2020-2021 Sociedad Latinoamericana Acarologia