Publications

trombiculiasis in the florida black bear.	we found trombiculid mite (trombiculidae) infestations in 32 of 101 (32%) freeranging florida black bears (ursus americanus floridanus) live-captured or necropsied in florida from january 1999 to april 2000. prevalence of chigger infestation was greatest in june with no infestations seen october to march. chigger infestations were recognized as accumulations of bright orange granular material usually associated with hair shafts. mites were found in clusters of one to 102 (mean +/- sd = 8.5+/-19. ...	2001	11504241
dermatitis in young florida sandhill cranes (grus canadensis pratensis) due to infestation by the chigger, blankaartia sinnamaryi.		1997	9267428
tunga penetrans in south florida.	we have described a 25-year-old man with infestation of the feet by the burrowing flea tunga penetrans, acquired in brazil. we have also presented the microscopic characteristics of the flea and the histologic differential diagnosis.	1983	6648617
a new species of chigger, blankaartia pauli (acarina: trombiculidae), from the southeastern united states.		1972	5057499