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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... eggs , after which she dies . In Ixodidae , the reproductive strategy is based on the single gonotrophic cycle - in other words , one enormous meal is digested and converted into egg production for a single large oviposition . Ixodids ...
... eggs , after which she dies . In Ixodidae , the reproductive strategy is based on the single gonotrophic cycle - in other words , one enormous meal is digested and converted into egg production for a single large oviposition . Ixodids ...
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... eggs , or even more ( the small Ixodes less than 1000 ) . When engorged , the mated female becomes a virtual egg factory in which the concentrated blood - meal is transformed into eggs . It is by this route ( transovarial transmission ) ...
... eggs , or even more ( the small Ixodes less than 1000 ) . When engorged , the mated female becomes a virtual egg factory in which the concentrated blood - meal is transformed into eggs . It is by this route ( transovarial transmission ) ...
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... eggs . They require two or more weeks for incubation but , if weather conditions are adverse , egg laying may be delayed ( diapause , see p . 51 ) . When the eggs are laid , each is voided individually and handled by the mouthparts ...
... eggs . They require two or more weeks for incubation but , if weather conditions are adverse , egg laying may be delayed ( diapause , see p . 51 ) . When the eggs are laid , each is voided individually and handled by the mouthparts ...
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