Control of Karoo paralysis ticks through vegetation management

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-43

  Fourie, L J ^a,b   Kok, D J ^a   Krugel, L ^a   Snyman, A ^a   Van Der Lingen, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b Department of Zoology and Entomology ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acari; Control; Ixodes rubicundus; Ixodidae; Karoo paralysis; South Africa; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; IXODES; IXODES HOLOCYCLUS; IXODES RUBICUNDUS; IXODIDAE; OLEA EUROPAEA SUBSP. CUSPIDATA; OLEA EUROPAEA VAR. SYLVESTRIS; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; RUBICUNDUS; ANIMALIA; MELOPHAGUS OVINUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INFESTATION; IXODES; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SHEEP; SHREW; TICK BITE; TREE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IXODES; MALE; SHEEP; SHREWS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICK PARALYSIS; TREES;

GRAZING; INTEGRATED PEST CONTROL; KAROO PARALYSIS TICK; TICK CONTROL; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029667009     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00080.x     Document Type: Article

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