Acarology is the study of mites and ticks, the animals in the order Acarina. The name comes from the Greek akari, a type of mite, and -ology ("study of"). It is a subfield of zoology.

A zoologist specializing in acarology is called an acarologist. Scientific journals of acarology include Acarologia,Experimental and Applied Acarology and International Journal of Acarology.

Zoology | subfields of zoology

Akarologia