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he Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology (IAP) is an interdepartmental organization at Georgia Southern University that provides an identity to an area of exceptional research and teaching strength on campus.  Members of the IAP include faculty and students from several departments.  Membership is open to researchers with an interest in arthropods (insects, mites, ticks, spiders, crabs, and other joint-legged animals) and parasites (viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, worms, etc.).  Several members are especially interested in diseases of humans, livestock, wildlife, and plants.  Many of these diseases are caused by arthropods and other parasites.  Interests and expertise of IAP members are of mutual benefit to a variety of persons . . . wildlife managers, outdoor recreationists, farmers, landowners, veterinarians, physicians, and other scientists.  The IAP serves as a center where persons with these types of interests can interact and focus on research and applied problems. 

Male(left) and female

chicken mite Dermanyssus

gallinae, compared to head

of a pin.

Scanning electron micrographs

used in taxonomic identification

by curators of the U.S. National

Tick Collection located at the

Institute of Arthropodology

and Parasitology