Ticks of North-West Europe: Keys and Notes for Identification of the SpeciesLinnean Society of London and the Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association, 1996 - Ixodidae - 178 pages |
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... Biology and Ecology : I. ricinus requires a humid microhabitat , i.e. a dense , moisture - retaining ground layer , such as in rough grassland , moorland , heathland or woodland . The thicker the vegetation mat , the heavier the tick ...
... Biology and Ecology : I. ricinus requires a humid microhabitat , i.e. a dense , moisture - retaining ground layer , such as in rough grassland , moorland , heathland or woodland . The thicker the vegetation mat , the heavier the tick ...
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... Biology and Ecology : I. apronophorus is a “ moisture lover ” ; it is usually found in marshes , reedbeds , lakesides , and river banks . The larvae , nymphs and adults inhabit the burrows of their hosts and are found on the hosts from ...
... Biology and Ecology : I. apronophorus is a “ moisture lover ” ; it is usually found in marshes , reedbeds , lakesides , and river banks . The larvae , nymphs and adults inhabit the burrows of their hosts and are found on the hosts from ...
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Keys and Notes for Identification of the Species Paul D. Hillyard. Biology and Ecology : I. arboricola inhabits birds ' nests , especially those in tree holes or in the entrance to caves . On infested hosts , the nymphs typically number ...
Keys and Notes for Identification of the Species Paul D. Hillyard. Biology and Ecology : I. arboricola inhabits birds ' nests , especially those in tree holes or in the entrance to caves . On infested hosts , the nymphs typically number ...
Contents
Diseases carried by ticks in NW Europe | 22 |
Methods of collection and control | 34 |
Aspects of tick biology | 43 |
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Adult female Adult male aegyptium argasids arrowed auriculae Babesia babesiosis basis and coxa Biology and Ecology birds mentioned Borrelia burgdorferi capitulum chelicerae coll Cornua coxa Dermacentor marginatus Dermacentor reticulatus Diagnosis Disease Relationships Dorsal view external spur feeding female basis female capitulum genital opening Haemaphysalis concinna Haemaphysalis punctata host Hyalomma hypostome infected internal Ixodes acuminatus Ixodes arboricola Ixodes caledonicus Ixodes canisuga Ixodes frontalis Ixodes hexagonus Ixodes ricinus Ixodes trianguliceps Ixodes uriae Ixodes ventalloi ixodids larvae length of male length of unfed longer than wide Lyme disease mammals mammals and birds Material figured names of mammals Nuttall NW Europe nymph Ornithodoros Overall length palp article Palps Palps short parasites parasitised porose areas posterior margin Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rickettsia sand martin scientific names sclerotised scutum species spirochaete spur on coxa Tarsus text are tabled tick Fig tick-borne encephalitis tularemia unfed female unfed nymph vector vespertilionis view of female virus width of basis