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
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La Sociedad Latinoamericana de Acarología (SLA) les da la más cordial bienvenida a su nuevo sitio web, con la finalidad de brindar un espacio de interacción de la comunidad de acarólogos de Latinoamérica e Islas del Caribe, así como de promover la investigación científica, la docencia y la difusión del conocimiento de los ácaros en nuestra región y en el mundo entero …
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SLA conferences are back
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May2022
We’re back! We invite you to the 2022 Latin American Acarology Conference Cycle. In this cycle, the protagonists will be postgraduate students! The webinar will be about: DISTRIBUTION OF ORIBATID MITES IN THE PATAGONIAN STEPPE Speaker: DR. ROSA MARÍA MANZO (National University of Patagonia “San Juan Bosco”, Argentina) Coordinator: DR. SUSANA RIZZUTO (National University of
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreWe inform that from July 18 to 23 of this year the course TAXONOMY, BIOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION OF SOIL MITES will be held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Its purpose is to initiate the students in the recognition of soil mites, to provide general elements of their morphology and biology and to practice obtaining, mounting
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreWith great joy we share the second circular of the IV Latin American Congress of Acarology in which, among other news, the date is announced: from October 3 to 7, 2022, the modality: virtual and face-to-face, and an online form is provided to complete by those interested in attending. More information in the attached file.
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