Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. XXXV. Ixodid ticks and bot fly larvae in the Bontebok National Park.

I G Horak, J Boomker

Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa.

Journal Article: The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research (impact factor: 0.43). 10/1998; 65(3):205-11.

Abstract

Ixodid ticks were collected during February of each year from 1983-1992 from bontebok and grey rhebok in the Bontebok National Park, Western Cape Province. When available other mammals as well as ground-nesting birds and leopard tortoises were examined. Eleven tick species were recovered. Rhipicephalus nitens followed by Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum and an Ixodes sp. (near I. pilosus) were the most abundant, while Amblyomma marmoreum infested the widest host range. The larvae of three bot files were also collected. Gedoelstia sp. and Strobiloestrus sp. larvae were recovered from bontebok and grey rhebok and larvae of Oestrus ovis only from grey rhebok.

Source: PubMed

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Keywords

Bontebok National Park
 
bot files
 
grey rhebok
 
ground-nesting birds
 
I. pilosus
 
Ixodes sp
 
Ixodid ticks
 
leopard tortoises
 
mammals
 
Oestrus ovis
 
tick species
 
Western Cape Province
 
widest host range