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animals to control ectoparasites, including ticks, is believed to cost more than $1
billion world-wide. Clearly, control of ticks and tick-borne diseases is a pressing
concern. In some countries where the problem is acute, it is a national priority.
animals to control ectoparasites, including ticks, is believed to cost more than $1
billion world-wide. Clearly, control of ticks and tick-borne diseases is a pressing
concern. In some countries where the problem is acute, it is a national priority.
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actually represent reduced questing activity rather than tick absence. Habitat
modification also affects host abundance. Initially, hosts are driven out and the
treatment contributes to tick control by denial of hosts as well as by incineration or
...
actually represent reduced questing activity rather than tick absence. Habitat
modification also affects host abundance. Initially, hosts are driven out and the
treatment contributes to tick control by denial of hosts as well as by incineration or
...
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Despite this paucity of knowledge, development of a pheromone-assisted tick
control strategy, at least for /. ricinus and /. dammini, remains attractive since it
could be directed at the free-living stages before they can attack man or animals.
Despite this paucity of knowledge, development of a pheromone-assisted tick
control strategy, at least for /. ricinus and /. dammini, remains attractive since it
could be directed at the free-living stages before they can attack man or animals.
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Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Biology of ticks, Volume 2 Biology of Ticks, Daniel E. Sonenshine |
| Author | Daniel E. Sonenshine |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 21 Apr 2011 |
| ISBN | 0195084314, 9780195084313 |
| Subjects | › › › Ecology Medical / Rheumatology Science / Life Sciences / Botany Science / Life Sciences / General Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates Tick Control Tick Infestations Ticks Ticks - Control Ticks - anatomy & histology Ticks - physiology Ticks as carriers of disease Ticks/ Control |
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