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... nymphs and adults and this may be attributed to the fact that the latter are delayed longer in finding a host- " a conclusion strength- ened by their greater potential longevity , almost three years compared with a little over one year ...
... nymphs and adults and this may be attributed to the fact that the latter are delayed longer in finding a host- " a conclusion strength- ened by their greater potential longevity , almost three years compared with a little over one year ...
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... nymphs and adults all feed on one animal , undergoing the metamorphosis from larvae to nymphs and nymphs to adults on the same host . Transmission of Babesia bigemina in such ticks is limited to the one host on which they feed . Further ...
... nymphs and adults all feed on one animal , undergoing the metamorphosis from larvae to nymphs and nymphs to adults on the same host . Transmission of Babesia bigemina in such ticks is limited to the one host on which they feed . Further ...
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... nymphs on susceptible sheep . Likewise nymphs , which ingested virus - infected blood , were able to transfer the pathogens hereditarily to the adults during the process of moulting . The virus ingested by a female tick fed on infected ...
... nymphs on susceptible sheep . Likewise nymphs , which ingested virus - infected blood , were able to transfer the pathogens hereditarily to the adults during the process of moulting . The virus ingested by a female tick fed on infected ...
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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