We renew the image of the website!

09

May
2020
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As you will see, we have renewed the images at the top of this page, for which we want to thank Dr. Gary Bauchan (USDA ARS, Electron & Confocal Microscopy Unit, Beltsville, MD) and Dr. Ron Ochoa (USDA ARS, Systematic Entomology Laboratory , Beltsville, MD) for their generosity. Gary and Roy have taken and processed the images and allowed us to share them with everyone who visits this site.

RESOLUTION ON THE IV CLAC TO BE HELD IN PANAMA

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Apr
2020
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Dear partners, herewith we present a statement from the organizers of the IV Latin American Congress of Acarology, to be held in Panama. In summary, it is reported that, due to the pandemic situation that we are going through, it will not take place this year but will be rescheduled, probably by 2022.

COMUNICADO-1.docx

PROPOSAL FOR CANDIDATES TO PRESIDE THE SLA

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Apr
2020
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Dear members, this year elections must be held to renew the Board of Directors of the Latin American Society of Acarology. To this end, we have asked the delegates of each country to send suggestions for the positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer before May 18. And through this message, we ask all those interested in proposing a name to send it to the delegate of their country, before the aforementioned date, so that he can direct them to the SLA Secretary, and they can be put to the consideration of all at the time of the elections. Below, we remember the list of delegates and their contact email.

ARGENTINA M. Sc. Susana Rizzuto: srizzuto@unpata.edu.ar
BRASIL Dr. Raphael de Campos Castilho: rcastilho@outlook.com
CHILE Dr. Jorge G. Cepeda Pizarro: jcepeda@userena.cl
COLOMBIA Dra. Nora Cristina Mesa Cobo: ncmesac@unal.edu.co
CUBA Dr. Héctor Rodríguez Morell: morell_66@unah.edu.cu
ECUADOR Dr. Carlos Alberto Ortega Ojeda: caortega@uce.edu.ec
MÉXICO Dra. Ma. Magdalena Vázquez González: marvazqu@uqroo.edu.mx
PANAMÁ Dr. Sérgio Bermudez: sbermudez@gorgas.gob.pa
PERÚ Dra. Sofía Jiménez Jorge:  saposoa40_20@hotmail.com
REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA Dra. Cristina Antonia Gomez Moyá: cristina.gomez@uteco.edu.do
URUGUAY Dr. José Manuel Venzal: dpvuru@hotmail.com

Thank you very much for taking part!

NEWS: Talking about mites…

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Apr
2020
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In order to bring knowledge on different topics of Acarology, to professionals and students dedicated to Biological Sciences and related, Latin American Society of Acarology offers, with the collaboration of international leaders, the course Talking about mites: updating topics in Acarology: Agricultural, Medical-Veterinary, and Biodiversity. The proposed environment is the virtual one, taking into account the current global context, of social confinement as a result of Covid 19. The activity will be carried out free of charge, through the Google Meet virtual platform, from May 12 to July 14.

Objective: To provide attendees with the necessary tools to understand the different groups of mites, addressing aspects related to their morphology, biology, ecology and sanitary importance.

Recipients: Professionals and graduate and undergraduate students of Biological Sciences, Agronomy, Veterinary Science, Environmental Sciences. As well as field and laboratory technicians associated with the aforementioned Sciences.

Total hour load: 40 hours (theoretical: 28 hours + optional practice / assessment: 12 hours).

Space: 250 attendees per topic.

Language: most of the talks will be given in Spanish and some of them in Portuguese

Deadline for pre-registration: May 3, 2020

Contact: Ing. Agr. Marisa Regonat mregonat@agro.uba.ar

Timeline and General Program – Access to pre-registration

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-2pe4v1HKmR7yI6fV7R3kNKFwb8e4H6R/view?usp=sharing

Schedule: Mites of importance in agriculture:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12lUw4ZPMUOLco4uOi3dqBtqIAhdb6Tjb/view?usp=sharing

Schedule: Soil mites:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jbAUry6Xabvkao9CytHpH47wSUcbJO5O/view?usp=sharing

Schedule: Ectoparasitic mites and vectors:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fhp9lMzAni_IIYyAGZJf-ElERofG18Nz/view?usp=sharing

Schedule: Tools for the study of mites:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VIK0Thaw_ckTNNYOsvrP-dOrMlljmwKu/view?usp=sharing

 

Acarology Summer Program 2020

14

Feb
2020
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Professor Ashley P.G. Dowling inform that Acarology Summer Program 2020 is coming.

All information at:

https://training.uark.edu/_resources/pdf/acarology-financial-assistance.pdf

Suspension of the 5th LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN SYMPOSIUM ON ACARINA BIODIVERSITY 2020

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Nov
2019
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First notice about IV CLAc!!!

08

Oct
2019
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We gladly inform you that the organization of the IV Latin American Congress of Acarology, to be held in Panama in 2020, has issued its first notice, including the thematic areas and the modalities of presentation. More information in the attached file:

CLAC-PTY, 2020

COURSE ON MITES ASSOCIATED WITH CULTURES

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Sep
2019
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Dear partners, we inform you that from September 23 to 27, 2019  will be teach the postgraduate course UPDATE AND MANAGEMENT OF MITES ASSOCIATED WITH CULTURES OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE IN ARGENTINA, in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. More information in the attached file

 

5th Latin American and Caribbean Symposium of Acarology 2020

21

Aug
2019
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Dear partners, the “5th Latin American and Caribbean
Symposium of Acarology” (mites and ticks) will be held in Havana, Cuba, in April 20-24, 2020.

More information here:

First Announcement V SIMPOSIO 2020

News about EURAAC 2020

15

May
2019
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Prof. Salvatore Ragusa, president of EURAAC 2020, has sent the link to the congress homepage. Everyone is invited!

www.euraac2020.com