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The webinar entitled "Soft Tick Taxonomy and Systematics: Challenges and Opportunities" by Dr. Ben Mans will be held on https://vroom.ut.ac.ir/ase7 by Acarological Society of Iran on Thursday 10 March 2022,15-17 (IRAN Time)

International Persian Congress of Acarology

 

 

Dear colleagues,

After one time renewing the 4th IPCA Congress, I am very pleased to invite acarologists and mite and tick interested professors, students, and researchers all over the world to attend the IPCA 2022 that will be held in Mashhad, Iran, from July 28th–30th 2022. Congress will have a plenary, ordinary, and poster display, addressing every issue on Acarology and will be an excellent forum to establish new links and collaborations among participants. Also, workshop(s) will be held immediately before and/or after Congress.

Abstract Submission Start Date is 21 January 2022.

For more information, please see http://ipca4.areeo.ac.ir

If you have any questions related to the congress, please contact the local organizing committee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We are sure that participants will enjoy the experience of the 4th IPCA (2021). We are looking forward to meeting you in Mashhad where you will be warmly received.

Prof. Dr. Parviz Shishehbor        Prof. Dr. Alireza Saboori

President of the IPCA4                     President of the ASI

Persian Journal of Acarology

Dear friends,

The next issue (Vol. 11, No. 1) of the Persian Journal of Acarology is dedicated to the Late Dr. Hamidreza Hajiqanbar. All taxonomic papers with species named in memory of Hamidreza will be under fast review and after acceptance will be included in the next issue. The deadline for submission will be 15 December 2021. 

We are looking for your submission.

Best regards Sincerely yours Prof. Dr. Alireza Saboori (President of the Acarological Society of Iran,
Editor-in-Chief, Persian Journal of Acarology),

The Special Issue reprint book "Biodiversity of Mites" has been published

I am pleased to inform you that the Special Issue reprint book "Biodiversity of Mites" has been published online and is freely accessible on the MDPI Books platform (https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4270). The reprint book will be listed in the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), Google Books and WorldCat and is available through several distribution platforms, e.g., Amazon. Furthermore, the book can be purchased as a printed copy directly from our website.


As a special service to all contributors, we offer the printed version for sale with a discount of 20% (hardback edition, 170x244 mm format, full color). If you purchase your copies at https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4270 please make sure to be logged in with your MDPI account when checking out (or register an account with the email you provided for your manuscript submission). In order to achieve high visibility for the book, we kindly ask you to spread the word using the book flyer and/or social media channels and recommend the title to your libraries. We thank you very much for your collaboration.

With best wishes,
Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz
(guest editor)

Mite specialist group

Dear Colleagues

I hope you are safe and well in these challenging times.

 Earlier this year, a paper titled 'Alarming evidence of the widespread extinction of mite species in the shadows of plant, insect and vertebrate extinctions' published, which he first presented in Antalya.

After that publication, we were contacted by representatives of the IUCN - Species Survival Commission (SSC) who suggested that we establish a Mite Specialist Group (MSG). We agreed and prepared the application, which included forming the group, and the group now has official status. 

I am honoured to be the group chair and Maria Orlova (Russia) and Ashley Dowling (USA) are the vice-chairs. Agnieszka Napierala (Poland) is the Red List Assessment Coordinator and Greg (Australia) is the Conservation Initiatives Coordinator. Apart from mite specialists, we are fortunate to have a botanist, conservation specialists, ecologists and entomologists to increase the group's range of expertise. 

The Latin American Society of Acarology, American Society of Acarology, and the Acarological Societies of Iran and Japan, are much appreciated advisory groups.

 In essence, MiteSG members and advisory groups are encouraged to do whatever they can personally and through their networks to contribute to a global effort to conserve mite diversity through research, education, advocacy and direct conservation initiatives, for example., 

  1. propose species for red list assessment (we currently have nearly 100 species listed for assessment); the Mite SG can also do red list assessments of ecosystems
  2. support and engage in ecological studies that contribute to real conservation gains
  3. form direct links with NGOs (e. g. conservation groups, farmer organizations, reforestation societies), landholders, local communities and government agencies to achieve measurable conservation outcomes
  4. support and contribute to initiatives that address habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, pesticide use and other drivers of biodiversity loss
  5. work to incorporate mites and other invertebrates into the fabric of the biology and curricula in schools and higher education institutions 
  6. conduct research related to mite conservation issues 
  7. establish a presence in on-line platforms to promote the group and its activities
  8. work with other SSC groups to achieve collective goals
  9. educate/inform government agencies, conservation area managers and the public about the fundamental role that mites and the other invertebrates play in diverse, healthy, productive ecosystems.

 Other suggestions are most welcome. 

We should always remember that any gains for mites are multiplied as gains for other invertebrates, plants, vertebrates and other organisms so the benefits of our efforts will be multiplied many times. The expression, 'Think globally, act locally' (and regionally) is highly applicable.

Persons interested in joining the Mite SG should have a special focus on conservation and commit to the 9 goals listed above. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact me.

 All the best 

 Sebahat Ozman-Sullivan

About Us

The Acarological Society of Iran (ASI) was established on 30 August 2008.ASI is an international society for Iranian acarologists living home and abroad. However, anyone who is interested in acarology and in promoting the communication and cooperation among acarologists in Iran and other parts of the world, is invited to join ASI.
ASI currently has over 70 members from Iran, Japan and The Netherlands. ASI will publish a newsletter and a research journal, Journal of Acarological Society of Iran in near future. Iranian acarologists have long wished to establish an acarological society and to publish a journal in which they can present their works on the Acari. We are very pleased to announce that their dreams have now come true. Please join us in promoting the development of acarology in Iran and fostering the communication and cooperation among acarologists in Iran and other parts of the world

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The Acarological Society of Iran,
Department of Plant Protection,
College of Agriculture,
University of Tehran,
P. O. Box: 4111  
Post Code: 31587-77871
Karaj, Iran
To Contact Us : Phone: 00982632243671
Fax: 00982632243671
E-mail: asi@acarology.ir