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... remain on the host from several weeks to 2 or 3 months . These males may take small meals during this sojourn , as and when the initial blood meal is digested . Most females of the Ixodidae remain attached and feed on the host for 7-12 ...
... remain on the host from several weeks to 2 or 3 months . These males may take small meals during this sojourn , as and when the initial blood meal is digested . Most females of the Ixodidae remain attached and feed on the host for 7-12 ...
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... remain quiescent , after the necessary movements for the emergence from the eggs are completed . They remain so until they moult to the nymphs . This process has evolved further in some individuals of O. savignyi , where transformation ...
... remain quiescent , after the necessary movements for the emergence from the eggs are completed . They remain so until they moult to the nymphs . This process has evolved further in some individuals of O. savignyi , where transformation ...
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... remain upon the host , generally a rabbit , for 4-11 days , and feed for 7-8 days ; nymphae remain attached also for 4-11 days , the majority completing the blood meal in 6-8 days . Once on the host , males tend to spend the rest of ...
... remain upon the host , generally a rabbit , for 4-11 days , and feed for 7-8 days ; nymphae remain attached also for 4-11 days , the majority completing the blood meal in 6-8 days . Once on the host , males tend to spend the rest of ...
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