Continuing with the SLA monthly conference cycle, we present: STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TARSONEMIDOS AND TENUIPALPIDOS IN LATIN AMERICA: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES. Coordinated by Ing. Agr. Marisa Regonat, the lectures will be held by Drs. José Marcos Rezende (UNESP, BR) and Elizeu Castro (UNESP, BR). The appointment...

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, from the Latin American Society of Acarology, we honor the women who, with determination and perseverance, managed to walk the path of acarology in different Latin American countries. These women scientists, with their careers, full of valuable research, discoveries and...

The IX Symposium of the European Association of Acarologists (EURAAC), which should have been held in 2020 and was suspended due to the pandemic, has been rescheduled to take place in Bari (Italy) from July 11 to 15, 2022. As soon as we have more information we...

We invite you to attend the monthly conference of the Latin American Society of Acarology, this time to introduce us to the world of mites of interest in forensic investigation. The appointment is the 27th of this month. More information in the attached file.  

On December 28 of last year, Dr. Daniel González-Acuña, Veterinarian and professor at the Veterinary School of the University of Concepción in Chile, left us. Daniel was a brilliant researcher who stood out as a parasitologist and because of his passion for nature, being a promoter in...

Dear members of the Latin American Society of Acarology, Continuing the cycle of monthly and virtual lectures offered by SLA, we invite everyone to participate on 01/29/2021, at 6:00 pm (Brasília time), in the webinar “Ácaros acuáticos”, coordinated by Dr. Edith Estrada Venegas. For the presentation of...

Dear fellow acarologists, we regret the passing of Dr. Gary R. Bauchan, Director of the Aphis-USDA Center for Microscopy. Gary collaborated with numerous acarologists and students capturing the best mite images for his work. On the SLA page there are several that he provided us for display....

We inform that the monthly conference offered by the Latin American Society of Acarology will be on Friday 29 of this month and will deal with aquatic mites. Drs. Combita Heredia (Ohio State University, USA) and Rivas Lechuga (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico) will speak on...

On Friday, December 18, the SLA offers a conference entitled “Mites in our homes, how do they cause allergies?” by Marina Ferraz de Camargo (Brazil) and Silvia A. Riggioni (Costa Rica). More information in the attached file. Do not miss it!

We inform that on the 27th of this month the Latin American Society of Acarology will offer a new online conference. This time tick control will be discussed. More information in the attachment. IMPORTANT: To access the conference, you must subscribe to the SLA YouTube channel We...