Eur. J. Entomol. 105 (4): 793-795, 2008

A modified method for clearing, staining and mounting plant-inhabiting mites

Farid FARAJI, Frank BAKKER
MITOX Consultants, P.O. Box 92260, 1090 AG Amsterdam, The Netherlands; e-mail: farid.faraji@mitox.org

A modified method for clearing, staining and mounting plant-inhabiting mites is proposed. With this method, all mites can be cleared with a single agent and mounted in a single medium. The stain added to the mounting medium enhances the clarity of the fine structures of soft-bodied mites under phase contrast and more significantly under bright field microscopy.

Keywords: Acari, iodine, staining, microscope slides

Received: November 28, 2007; Revised: March 19, 2008; Accepted: March 19, 2008; Published: October 24, 2008  Show citation

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FARAJI, F., & BAKKER, F. (2008). A modified method for clearing, staining and mounting plant-inhabiting mites. EJE, 105(4), 793-795
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