Sebahat K. OZMAN-SULLIVAN, Gregory T. SULLIVAN

An overview of the XV International Congress of Acarology

The XV International Congress of Acarology (XV ICA) was held in Antalya, Turkey between 2 and 8 September, 2018. The theme of the congress was "The Acari: very small but impossible to deny!”. The congress addressed all aspects of fundamental, agricultural, medical and veterinary acarology and related topics. There were 271 participants from 44 countries across six continents. In total, there were 279 presentations, namely 188 oral presentations and 91 poster presentations, in 21 sections. The congress had a four day scientific program, one day for the technical and social tours, and a one day post-congress tour.

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Mite, tick, congress, XV ICA 2018 Antalya, Turkey,

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