On the use of the scrotum for feeding larval ixodid ticks on hosts

Ogunji, F. O.; Dipeolu, O. O.

doi:10.1007/bf00384815

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“…Larval smears were made daily for six (6) days and in fact by the 5th day detection of vermicules had become difficult. Mahoney and Mirre (5) as well as Ogunji and Dipeolu (6) showed that larval ticks would feed best within the first 4 days of life, after which those that did not feed were not likely to feed again.…”

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Detection ofBabesia bovisinfections inBoophilus geigyiwith egg crushings, larval smears, and haemolymph puncture

Akinboade

Dipeolu

1981

Veterinary Quarterly

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SUMMARYInvestigations regarding the detection of Babesia bovis infections in Boophilus geigyi revealed that: (a) By the egg crushing method, Babesia bovis infection in ticks is detected from the 5th day onward and up to the 22nd or 24th day before disappearing. (b) By means of haemolymph puncture, infection could only be noticedfrom the 5th or 6th day up to the 14th day. (c) Babesia bovis infection can be easily detected from days 1-4 in the larvae of 'infected' ticks. 'Uninfected' ticks which show negative egg infection have been found to produce infected larvae up to day 2, even though the percentage is comparatively low.

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confidence: 99%

Detection ofBabesia bovisinfections inBoophilus geigyiwith egg crushings, larval smears, and haemolymph puncture

Akinboade

Dipeolu

1981

Veterinary Quarterly

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Development of ixodid ticks under natural conditions in Nigeria

Dipeolu

1984

Trop Anim Health Prod

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The developmental periods of five tick species were recorded from egg to adult stages under natural conditions. The ticks were Amblyomma variegatum, Boophilus decoloratus, B. geigyi, Hyalomma rufipes and H. truncatum and the natural condition was a grazing field on which "open" site and "shade" were recognised. The investigation took place between April 1980 and March 1981. The hatching patterns of larvae, attachment, engorgement, larvo-nymphal and nympho-adult moulting periods and the survival of larvae and nymphs during different climatic periods of the year were recorded. While the attachment and engorgement periods which were recorded on the animal were relatively constant for each tick species throughout the period of investigation the hatching patterns and moulting periods were influenced by rainfall and temperature. The moulting periods of larvae and nymphs kept in the open as well as the total duration of the life cycle were lower than those of ticks kept in the shade. The survival of larvae and nymphs of all tick species was lowest during the peak of rains and highest during the dry season; the survival was also generally higher among larvae and nymphs kept in the shade than those kept in the open. The results were related to the distribution pattern and seasonal occurrence of some of the tick species in Nigeria.

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