Acarology

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Acarology is the study of mites and ticks. A person who studies acarology is an acarologist. Acarologists are zoologists who specialize in this field. They may also be parasitologists because many mites and ticks are parasitic.[1]

Acarology Media

  • The Acari are identified in acarology as a taxon of arachnids that contains mites and ticks. They are an example of something an acarologist would study.

References

  1. ↑ Acarology: Definition and Hisotry. Study.com. Retrieved 15 December 2024.


Branches of Zoology
Acarology — Arachnology — Cetology — Comparative anatomy — Entomology — Ethology — Herpetology — Ichthyology — Mammalogy — Ornithology — Paleozoology — Paleontology
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