The Biology of the Kangaroo Tick, Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) Gurneyi Warburton (Acarina: Argasidae), in the Laboratory
- 30 June 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 12 (2) , 240-243
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/12.2.240
Abstract
A method for culturing the kangaroo tick Ornithodoros gurneyi is described. Data are presented on hardening of newly molted ticks, on the feeding and detaching of all stages, on the molting and development of engorged larvae and nymphs, and the regulation of a reproductive diapause.Keywords
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