Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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... mice . However , in host preference studies done in the laboratory , " nymphs of the three species showed no significant difference in feeding ability between mice and lizards ... but all three species fed better on mice and lizards ...
... mice . However , in host preference studies done in the laboratory , " nymphs of the three species showed no significant difference in feeding ability between mice and lizards ... but all three species fed better on mice and lizards ...
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... mice or other competent reservoirs can acquire the pathogens and transmit them again when they molt and feed as adults . Thus , adults are also capable of transmitting the disease . The fact that nymphal feeding precedes the onset of ...
... mice or other competent reservoirs can acquire the pathogens and transmit them again when they molt and feed as adults . Thus , adults are also capable of transmitting the disease . The fact that nymphal feeding precedes the onset of ...
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... Mice , particularly white - footed mice , use the cotton to line their nests , thereby treating themselves and their nest - mates with acaricides . Following application of the tubes containing the permethrin - treated nesting material ...
... Mice , particularly white - footed mice , use the cotton to line their nests , thereby treating themselves and their nest - mates with acaricides . Following application of the tubes containing the permethrin - treated nesting material ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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