Biology of Ticks, Volume 2This is the second of a two-volume work on the biology, morphology, ecology, disease relationships, and control of ticks. Volume 2 explores survival strategies of non-nidicolous ticks (those dispersed throughout the open landscape and attacking passing hosts) versus nidicolous ticks (those surviving in caves, burrows, nests, or man-made shelters). It also examines immunological responses to tick parasitism, the role of ticks in disease transmission, and the control of ticks through acaricides and recent innovative approaches using knowledge of tick and host ecology, tick pheromones, hormones, and modelling. An appendix is also included, with details on methods for collecting ticks in the natural environment, preparing ticks for study, and laboratory rearing. This book is a worthy complement to the first volume's outstanding achievement, and will be of interest to entomologists, physicians, veterinarians, and public health officers. |
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Similarly , adult ticks remained near the soil surface in the fall but did not climb to
questing height until the following spring ( Wilkinson , 1968 ) . Morphogenetic
diapause , which is considerably less common , is the physiological state in
which ...
Similarly , adult ticks remained near the soil surface in the fall but did not climb to
questing height until the following spring ( Wilkinson , 1968 ) . Morphogenetic
diapause , which is considerably less common , is the physiological state in
which ...
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Usually , this occurs soon after feeding , but the unfed nymphs overwinter (
diapause ) until the following spring . Host - seeking nymphs attack a somewhat
wider spectrum of mammalian hosts than larvae , spreading infection to small
rodents ...
Usually , this occurs soon after feeding , but the unfed nymphs overwinter (
diapause ) until the following spring . Host - seeking nymphs attack a somewhat
wider spectrum of mammalian hosts than larvae , spreading infection to small
rodents ...
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following is a description of the methods I use in my laboratory for the American
dog tick , Dermacentor variabilis ( Sonenshine , 1968b ; Sonenshine et al . ,
1976b ) , the lone star tick , Amblyomma americanum and the deer tick , Ixodes ...
following is a description of the methods I use in my laboratory for the American
dog tick , Dermacentor variabilis ( Sonenshine , 1968b ; Sonenshine et al . ,
1976b ) , the lone star tick , Amblyomma americanum and the deer tick , Ixodes ...
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Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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