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Novel use of a servosphere to study apodous insects: Investigation of blow fly post‐feeding larval dispersal

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 14-21, March 2025.
A servosphere was used to record the speed, directionality and phototaxis of individual post‐feeding larvae of two species of blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on a smooth plastic surface over time. The servosphere rotates to compensate for the movement of an insect placed at its apex, thereby facilitating its unimpeded locomotion in any direction and ...
Molly Mactaggart   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Annotated List of the Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of New Jersey

open access: yesJournal of Medical Entomology, 2019
Standardized tick surveillance requires an understanding of which species may be present. After a thorough review of the scientific literature, as well as government documents, and careful evaluation of existing accessioned tick collections (vouchers) in museums and other repositories, we have determined that the verifiable hard tick fauna of New ...
Occi, James L.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Ixodidae Koch 1844

open access: yes, 2023
Family IXODIDAE Koch, 1844 Ixodidae Koch, 1844: 220.
Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima
openaire   +2 more sources

Ectoparasites on bats (Gamasida, Ixodida, Diptera) in Biscay (N lberian peninsula) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
A study on ectoparasites infesting Chiroptera in Biscay (N lberian peninsula) was carried out during a distribution survey of bats. 160 potential hosts were examined and 664 ectoparasites were found, collected manually from living bats by means of ...
Aihartza, J. R.   +2 more
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Are ticks venomous animals? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
[Introduction]: As an ecological adaptation venoms have evolved independently in several species of Metazoa. As haematophagous arthropods ticks are mainly considered as ectoparasites due to directly feeding on the skin of animal hosts. Ticks are of major
Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Diversity of lice and flea‐ and lice‐borne pathogens in free‐ranging dogs in Uzbekistan

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 216-222, March 2025.
Lice (Trichodectes canis, Linognathus africanus and Bovicola bovis) and fleas were collected from dogs across five regions of Uzbekistan and subjected to molecular analysis. Molecular screening detected Dipylidium caninum and Bartonella spp. in fleas, while Rickettsia spp. were identified in both fleas and lice.
Luciana Cătălina Panait   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

ESTADO ACTUAL DEL CONOCIMIENTO DE LAS GARRAPATAS (ACARI: IXODIDA) ASOCIADAS A CANIS FAMILIARIS L. PRESENT STATE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF TICKS (ACARI: IXODIDA) ASSOCIATED TO CANIS FAMILIARIS L.

open access: yesGayana, 2001
El presente trabajo es una revisión bibliográfica que recopila antecedentes sobre las 58 especies de Ixodida que pueden parasitar al perro (Canis familiaris) a nivel mundial, y se incluye para cada especie su distribución geográfica, hospedadores ...
Lisandro E Muñoz, María E Casanueva
doaj  

Parasitism on domestic cats by Amblyomma auricularium and serological evidence of exposure to Rickettsia amblyommatis [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
The domestic cat is not considered a primary host for any specific tick species; however, it can be affected by some Ixodidae species, such as Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and Amblyomma spp.
Ila Ferreira Farias   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification and molecular characterization of Otobius megnini (Ixodida: Argasidae) seen in humans in Muş province, Turkey

open access: yesPersian Journal of Acarology, 2022
Otobius megnini (Ixodida: Argasidae) is a cosmopolitan soft tick that parasitizes humans as well as domestic and wild animals. The larval and nymph stages of this tick usually feed by parasitizing in the ear canal. The material of this study consists of
Ayşe Karakuş   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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