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... drop on the seventh to eighth day after attachment during the summer , irrespective of their sites of attachment ... Dropping Time , FIG . 47. Growth ( A ) , dropping curves ( B ) , and change of variation coefficients ( C ) , in the ...
... drop on the seventh to eighth day after attachment during the summer , irrespective of their sites of attachment ... Dropping Time , FIG . 47. Growth ( A ) , dropping curves ( B ) , and change of variation coefficients ( C ) , in the ...
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... drop to the ground and moult to nymphs . These attach themselves to host number two , feed and drop to the ground , where they in turn moult to produce adults . These adults subsequently find host number three , engorge and drop off to ...
... drop to the ground and moult to nymphs . These attach themselves to host number two , feed and drop to the ground , where they in turn moult to produce adults . These adults subsequently find host number three , engorge and drop off to ...
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... drop off in the pastures during the night . Thus during the normal diurnal practice of the host ( i.e. active during the day and rest during the night ) ticks drop off during the hours of daylight in the pasture . Reversal of the ...
... drop off in the pastures during the night . Thus during the normal diurnal practice of the host ( i.e. active during the day and rest during the night ) ticks drop off during the hours of daylight in the pasture . Reversal of the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CUTICLEThe Key to TICK ADAPTABILITY | 10 |
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF SOME ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT | 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 Ixodidae large number larvae larvae and nymphs lateral layer Lees legs length louping ill lumen male 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