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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SEASONAL ACTIVITY Most species of non-nidicolous ticks, especially those
living in temperate or subpolar regions, have a clear, well-defined seasonal
period when they search for hosts. During this seasonal activity period, they
engage in ...
SEASONAL ACTIVITY Most species of non-nidicolous ticks, especially those
living in temperate or subpolar regions, have a clear, well-defined seasonal
period when they search for hosts. During this seasonal activity period, they
engage in ...
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1973 Figure 23.4 Graph illustrating seasonal activity of larvae and nymphs of D.
variabilis based on examination of small mammal hosts in a study area in Nova
Scotia, Canada. Larvae emerged to begin questing in mid-May; the seasonal ...
1973 Figure 23.4 Graph illustrating seasonal activity of larvae and nymphs of D.
variabilis based on examination of small mammal hosts in a study area in Nova
Scotia, Canada. Larvae emerged to begin questing in mid-May; the seasonal ...
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These adaptations, which enable the tick to avoid the stress of host-seeking
activity during the most unfavorable periods of the year, have ... Generalized
seasonal activity patterns for /. ricinus blood- feeding stages are summarized in
Fig. 23.6.
These adaptations, which enable the tick to avoid the stress of host-seeking
activity during the most unfavorable periods of the year, have ... Generalized
seasonal activity patterns for /. ricinus blood- feeding stages are summarized in
Fig. 23.6.
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Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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