A comparison between tick species collected in a controlled and control free area on a game ranch in South Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Schroder, Bradley ^a   Reilly, Brian K ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE;

AMBLYOMMA HEBRAEUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMAPHYSALIS ELLIPTICA; HYALOMMA RUFIPES; NONHUMAN; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; RHIPICEPHALUS DECOLORATUS; RHIPICEPHALUS EVERTSI EVERTSI; RHIPICEPHALUS ZAMBEZIENSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TICK; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; INSECT CONTROL; IXODIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; IXODIDAE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TICK CONTROL;

EID: 84892465670     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v84i1.907     Document Type: Article

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