Invasion: Exotic ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) imported into the United States. A review and new records

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 850-861

  Keikans, James E ^a   Durden, Lance A ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Exotic tick importation; Imported; Tick

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ANTRICOLA; APONOMMA; ARGAS; ARGAS PERSICUS; ARGASID; ARGASIDAE; HYALOMMA; IXODIDAE; NOSOMMA; ORNITHODOROS MOUBATA; RHIPICENTOR; RHIPICEPHALUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL; ARGASIDAE; HUMAN; IXODIDAE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035513884     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.6.850     Document Type: Review

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