In our July webinar we will talk about the “Brazilian Spotted Fever” with the presence of three of the researchers who were part of the project to determine, through a protocol, the priority areas for action by public entities dedicated to mitigating and preventing the occurrence of Brazilian Spotted Fever: biologist Luis de Queiróz, student André Pinheiro and researcher Joao Pedro Martin (Luiz de Queiroz Higher School of Agriculture – ESALQ, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba/SP).

Spotted fever is a disease that can become lethal in a few days if left untreated (it can be cured, but the mortality rate is high). In South America, the causative agents of this disease are bacteria of the genus Rickettsia and the main host organisms for these bacteria are some types of ticks.

In Brazil, most cases of this disease occur in the Southeast region, mainly in the interior of the state of Sao Paulo, where the disease is associated with the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii and the star tick (Amblyomma sculptum).

We are waiting for you on July 20, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. (BR)

Transmission: channel of the Latin American Society of Acarology (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9erXPIKZ0VY&ab_channel=SociedadLatinoamericanadeAcarolog%C3%ADa)

SLA partners who wish to obtain a certificate of attendance, do not forget to register on the SLA 2023 ACTIVITIES platform (access through linktr.ee/slacaraologia)

Hello, we spread the 6th circular of the IV CLAc.

It includes, among other information, that the deadline for submitting abstracts is extended until June 30.

more information on the congress page: https://site4clac.wixsite.com/ivclac

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We invite you to a new webinar of the Latin American Society of Acarology. On this occasion, different facets of a challenging topic will be addressed: the management of mite pests in tropical agroecosystems, taking into account the favorable climatic conditions for the occurrence of these organisms, the availability of hosts, the imbalances caused by the successive use of applications pesticides, among others. It will be coordinated by Dr. Daniel Júnior de Andrade (Associate Professor at the Paulista State University UNESP/FCAV, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil), who will present his team of graduate students: Mag. Hector Alonso Escobar-Garcia, Mag. Claudiane Martins da Rocha and Mag. Matheus Cardoso de Castro.

Date: May 24, 2023
Schedule:

4:00 p.m.: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
5:00 p.m.: Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Venezuela
6:00 p.m.: Bolivia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Puerto Rico
7:00 p.m.: Argentina, Brazil (Brasilia), Uruguay, Chile

Transmission: YouTube Sociedad Latinoamericana de Acarología

SLA Partners remember to register in the activity (SLA Activities) to obtain your certificate of attendance.

You can access all the links and more information about the SLA at linktr.ee/slacarologia

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In our March webinar we will talk about “Biological Control of Mites of Veterinary Importance”. It will be coordinated by Dr. Márcia Mendes (Researcher at the IB Animal Parasitology Laboratory, Sao Paulo), who together with her team of graduate students from the Biological Institute – SP: Mag. Fernanda Duarte, Mag. Karina Araújo dos Anjos, Lic. Elianai Ribeiro Souza, Blga. Deborah Mirela, Mag. Isabella Almeida, Lic. Thais Araujo Moura and Dra. Tatyana Rodrigueiro, will talk to us about the control of Amblyomma sculptum and Rhipcephalus (Boophilus) microplus ticks through biocontrol agents such as fungi, nematodes and bacteria. They will also tell us about research on the Wolbachia bacterium in ticks in order to verify the potential of use for biocontrol and predatory mites of the Macrochelidae family in the control of sheep gastrointestinal nematodes. A diverse webinar with a lot of information.

We are waiting for you on March 29, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. (Brasilia time) on the SLA YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibzqHfSddd4&ab_channel=SociedadLatinoamericanadeAcarolog%C3%ADa

The SLA December webinar (12/15/2022 at 7:00 p.m. in Brasilia) will deal with “Cryptic species and underestimation of diversity in parasitic mites: case study“. It will be coordinated by Dr. Ricardo Paredes León from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), who together with his team of graduate students Blgo. José Luis Muciño Hernández and Mag. Susana Janeth Trejo Palacios, will talk about the family Pterygosomatidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata), which includes species of parasitic mites that spend their entire life cycle on their hosts, mainly lizards (Reptilia: Squamata).

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