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... nymphs and adults of A. brumpti which require 90 days and 8-21 days , respectively , to become replete . The amount of blood ingested by a soft tick during one feed is about three or four times its original body weight , whereas in hard ...
... nymphs and adults of A. brumpti which require 90 days and 8-21 days , respectively , to become replete . The amount of blood ingested by a soft tick during one feed is about three or four times its original body weight , whereas in hard ...
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... nymphs of H. leachi may acquire infection and are also capable of transmitting it . Rhipicephalus sanguineus is the vector in India , U.S.A. , Brazil and South Africa . Nymphs and adults of this species , bred from infected adults ...
... nymphs of H. leachi may acquire infection and are also capable of transmitting it . Rhipicephalus sanguineus is the vector in India , U.S.A. , Brazil and South Africa . Nymphs and adults of this species , bred from infected adults ...
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... adults . These hosts include a variety of both domestic and wild animals as well as birds . The larvae , nymphs and adults also feed on man and are thus likely to bring the rickettsial pathogens to the threshold of his home in the south ...
... adults . These hosts include a variety of both domestic and wild animals as well as birds . The larvae , nymphs and adults also feed on man and are thus likely to bring the rickettsial pathogens to the threshold of his home in the south ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CUTICLE THE KEY TO TICK ADAPTABILITY | 10 |
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF SOME ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES 27 | 27 |
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activity Africa Amblyomma andersoni animals appear areas argasid Argasidae attached Babesia basis capituli bite body Boophilus broad capitulum cattle cells Cervical grooves cheliceral colour coxa coxal cuticle cytoplasm Dermacentor disease dogs dorsal view eggs endocuticle engorged epicuticle evertsi external spur feeding fluid fully fed genus granules Haemaphysalis hairs hard ticks hexagonus Hoogstraal host humidity Hyalomma hypostome infection inner Ixodes ricinus large number larvae larvae and nymphs lateral layer Lees legs length louping ill lumen male mammals membrane microplus moult muscles Nuttall nymphal nymphs nymphs and adults occur palp palpi parasites pathogens period persicus pharynx posterior margin punctations rabbits relapsing fever reported Rhipicephalus rickettsiae rounded salivary glands sanguineus scutum sheep skin soft ticks spermatophore spiracle Spiracular plate spirochaetes spotted fever spur on coxa surface tarsus tarsus IV temperature Theileria tick species tissues transmission transmitted transverse unfed females variabilis vector ventral virus whilst