Acarology (from Ancient Greek /, , a type of mite; and , ) is the study of mites and ticks, the animals in the order Acarina. It is a subfield of arachnology, a subdiscipline of the field of zoology. A zoologist specializing in acarology is called an acarologist. Acarologists may also be parasitologists because many members of Acarina are parasitic. Many acarologists are studying around the world both professionally and as amateurs. The discipline is a developing science and long-awaited research has been provided for it in more recent history. Acarological organisations Laboratory of Medical Acarology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Tick Research Laboratory, University of Rhode Island Tick Research Lab at Texas A&M University Acarological societies International International Congress of Acarology Societe Internationale des Acarologues de Langue Francaise Systematic and Applied Acarology Society Regional Acarology Society of America Acarological Society of Iran Acarological Society of Japan African Acarology Association Egyptian Society of Acarology European Association of Acarologists Notable acarologists Mercedes Delfinado Natalia Aleksandrovna Filippova Harry Hoogstraal Pat Nuttall Maria V. Pospelova-Shtrom Ronald Vernon Southcott Jane Brotherton Walker Aleksei Zachvatkin Journals The leading scientific journals for acarology include: Acarologia Acarines Experimental and Applied Acarology International Journal of Acarology Systematic & Applied Acarology Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Persian Journal of Acarology See also Parasitology List of words ending in ology References Further reading Experimental and Applied Acarology, (electronic), (paper), Springer External links Acari and humans Subfields of arthropodology Arachnology