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... feeding , but is delayed by a day or two by slow feeding , unmated ticks ( weight 150-250 mg ) . The average quantities of secretion are similar in mated or unmated females whose weights are up to 200 mg , but heavier , mated female ...
... feeding , but is delayed by a day or two by slow feeding , unmated ticks ( weight 150-250 mg ) . The average quantities of secretion are similar in mated or unmated females whose weights are up to 200 mg , but heavier , mated female ...
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... feeding stages . The general form of the graph for the weight increase of feeding ticks is that of a sigmoid curve ( Fig . 46 ) . These authors also demonstrated that the feeding process is divisible into three stages when based on the ...
... feeding stages . The general form of the graph for the weight increase of feeding ticks is that of a sigmoid curve ( Fig . 46 ) . These authors also demonstrated that the feeding process is divisible into three stages when based on the ...
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... feeding than during the unfed state . As already mentioned , the idiosoma of the tick is rapidly distended on the last day of feeding , and because of the cessation of the formation of new cuticle , the latter becomes attenuated . In ...
... feeding than during the unfed state . As already mentioned , the idiosoma of the tick is rapidly distended on the last day of feeding , and because of the cessation of the formation of new cuticle , the latter becomes attenuated . In ...
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