Regulation of seasonal occurrence in the tickRhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann, 1901
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Tropical Animal Health and Production
- Vol. 13 (1) , 19-26
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02237881
Abstract
Summary Published data on the seasonal occurrence ofRhipicephalus appendiculatus at 8 localities in east, central and southern Africa has been compared and an analysis of the regulatory roles of different climatic factors has been undertaken. It has been shown that the pattern of seasonal occurrence is largely dependant on the timing of the activity period of the adult stage and this is regulated by the combined influences of humidity, temperatures and daylength. By use of a simple model it is shown how the adult activity period in a given climatic regime can be predicted on the basis of easily obtainable meteorological data. The value of the model in planning tick and disease control programmes is discussed.Keywords
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