Ticks Infesting Livestock on Farms in Western Sicily, Italy

The results of a 2-year survey on ticks infesting livestock on farms in Western Sicily, Italy, are reported. Several dogs living in the same area were also examined for ticks. Moreover, free-living ticks from one cattle farm were caught by CO(2) traps and flagging. A total of 6208 specimens was coll...

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Published in:Experimental & applied acarology 2006, Vol.38 (1), p.75-86
Main Authors: Torina, A, Khoury, C, Caracappa, S, Maroli, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Diseases - epidemiology
Animal Diseases - parasitology
Animals
Animals, Domestic
asses
Biological and medical sciences
Carbon dioxide
Cattle
Dogs
Equidae
Farms
free-living ticks
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Incidence
Ixodidae
Livestock
Livestock farming
Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control
Prevalence
Sheep
Sicily - epidemiology
species prevalence
tick infestations
Tick Infestations - epidemiology
Tick Infestations - veterinary
tick surveys
ticks
Ticks - growth & development
Vectors. Intermediate hosts
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Summary:The results of a 2-year survey on ticks infesting livestock on farms in Western Sicily, Italy, are reported. Several dogs living in the same area were also examined for ticks. Moreover, free-living ticks from one cattle farm were caught by CO(2) traps and flagging. A total of 6208 specimens was collected belonging to 9 species: Rhipicephalus bursa (32.4%), Rhipicephalus turanicus (22.7%), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (19.3%), Hyalomma lusitanicum (12.0%), Haemaphysalis punctata (7.8%), Hyalomma marginatum (3.5%), Dermacentor marginatus (1.4%), Ixodes ricinus (0.8%) and Ixodes hexagonus (0.1%). The species belonging to the genus Rhipicephalus were present on all hosts and habitats monitored, R. bursa was found to be abundant on cattle (46.3%) and sheep (62.0%), R. sanguineus was prevalent on dogs (50.4%), and R. turanicus on donkeys (41.0%) and as free-living species (48.5%).
ISSN:0168-8162
1572-9702
DOI:10.1007/s10493-005-5629-1