| potential impact of wildlife on the tropical bont tick eradication program in the caribbean. | wildlife are hosts for a. variegatum throughout its range in africa, and have been demonstrated to serve as hosts for larvae and nymphs on several islands in the caribbean. studies conducted in the caribbean have indicated that most larvae and nymphs and all adults of the tick feed on livestock; therefore, eradication can be approached through the treatment of livestock. however, since small numbers of animals such as the mongoose are infested with larvae and nymphs, these animals may represent ... | 1996 | 8784488 |
| surveys for ectoparasites on wildlife associated with amblyomma variegatum (acari: ixodidae)-infested livestock in st. croix, u.s. virgin islands. | surveys in 2001, 2005, and 2006 attempted to determine the role of wildlife in maintenance and dissemination of the tropical bont tick, amblyomma variegatum (f.) (acari: ixodidae), in st. croix, u.s. virgin islands. small mammals; birds; white-tailed deer, odocoileus virginianus (zimmermann); and feral cattle, bos taurus l., were examined at nine premises, in mountainous rain forest, and in surrounding areas in western st. croix, an area including and central to all known bont tick-infested prem ... | 2009 | 19960701 |