New records of ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) from South Carolina

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 197-204

  Reeves, Will ^a   Durden, Lance ^a,b   Wills, William ^a,c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Argasidae; Ectoparasites; Ixodidae; South Carolina; Tick born disease; Ticks; Vectors; Zoonosies

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APONOMMA; ARGAS; ARGAS PERSICUS; ARGASIDAE; HAEMAPHYSALIS; IXODES; IXODES DENTATUS; IXODES MURIS; IXODIDAE; OTOBIUS MEGNINI; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS;

EID: 17444362901     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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