Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Bulloch County, Georgia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 224-231

  Lavender, David R ^a   Oliver Jr , James H ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Host parasite associations; Ixodidae; Tick seasonal activity; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; CRICETINAE; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PEROMYSCUS GOSSYPINUS; REPTILIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DEER; DERMACENTOR; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; INFESTATION; IXODES; MALE; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; TICK; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DEER; DERMACENTOR; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; IXODES; MALE; MICE; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

EID: 0030101556     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.2.224     Document Type: Article

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