Ron Ochoa
Agricultural Research Service
14 Papers
32 Citations
Ron Ochoa is an academic researcher from Agricultural Research Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Trombidiformes & Trombiculidae. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 14 publications. Previous affiliations of Ron Ochoa include United States Department of Agriculture.
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Papers
Standard methods for tracheal mite research
TL;DR: This chapter outlines protocols for collecting, detecting, identifying, diagnosing and measuring the infestation rates of A. woodi, and describes methods for studying live mites.
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Supplementary description of Novophytoptus stipae Keifer 1962 (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) with LT-SEM observation on mites from putatively conspecific populations: cryptic speciation or polyphagy of novophytoptines on phylogenetically remote hosts?
Philipp E. Chetverikov,James W. Amrine,Gary R. Bauchan,Ron Ochoa,Sogdiana I. Sukhareva,Andrey E. Vishnyakov +5 more
TL;DR: Findings emphasize peculiarities of novophytoptines in relation to their endoparasitic life style and underline numerous gaps in knowledge on anatomy and functioning of the organism of eriophyoid mites.
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Eutrombicula tinami (Oudemans, 1910) (Trombidiformes; Trombiculidae) in Brazil:: A neglected ectoparasite of several animals including humans
Ricardo Bassini-Silva,Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius,Adriano Pinter,Giselle F. S. R. Fournier,Camile Lugarini,Ariane Ferreira,Luciano Moreira-Lima,Erika Hingst-Zaher,Cal Welbourn,Ron Ochoa,Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti +10 more
TL;DR: The genus Eutrombicula comprises ca. 80 species worldwide, some of which have been reported as causative agents of severe irritation to the host's skin, known as trombiliculiasis.
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The eriophyid mite Aculops ailanthi Lin, Jin, & Kuang, 1997 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) from tree-of-heaven in the United States – new state records and morphological observations
TL;DR: The first scanning electron micrographs of the species in North America are presented and morphological observations that clarify features observed in slide-mounted specimens are discussed, such as the number ridges on female genital flaps.
An Adhesive Collophore May Help Direct the Springtail Jump
TL;DR: It is suggested that the collophore of Entomobrya multifasciata (Tullberg) may serve to affect the direction and trajectory of the springtail during its jump.
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