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... hard ticks than in soft ticks , although living ticks can partially restore impermeability in moist air by secreting wax on to the surface of abraded cuticle . Newly moulted hard ticks have an outer endocuticle , internal to the ...
... hard ticks than in soft ticks , although living ticks can partially restore impermeability in moist air by secreting wax on to the surface of abraded cuticle . Newly moulted hard ticks have an outer endocuticle , internal to the ...
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... hard ticks is also given by Balashov ( 1957 ) , but no cuticle growth has been observed in males , which lack the alloscutum . Subsequent to oviposition , the outer endocuticle is as thick as it was in the partially fed stage , but the ...
... hard ticks is also given by Balashov ( 1957 ) , but no cuticle growth has been observed in males , which lack the alloscutum . Subsequent to oviposition , the outer endocuticle is as thick as it was in the partially fed stage , but the ...
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... hard ticks , the epicuticle of this larva is thrown into deep folds , so that these observations are consistent with those noted in all stages of hard ticks . This gradual process of cuticle formation may also apply to nymphs and adults ...
... hard ticks , the epicuticle of this larva is thrown into deep folds , so that these observations are consistent with those noted in all stages of hard ticks . This gradual process of cuticle formation may also apply to nymphs and adults ...
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