| studies on the ecology of amblyomma marmoreum koch 1844 (acarnia: ixodidae). | in the eastern cape province of south africa, larvae and nymphs of ablyomma marmoreum koch occur in habitats in which there is tree cover and herbaceous ground cover. immatures of a. marmoreum are parasitic on reptiles, birds, and mammals. adults occur only on reptiles. the major host for all stages is the moutain tortoise (geochelone pardalis), and in the home areas of tortoises the density of ticks is high. larvae are active in late summer and autumn. the rate of feeding is temperature-depende ... | 1975 | 1165558 |
| records of the bont tick, amblyomma hebraeum, from the angulate tortoise, chersina angulata, and the leopard tortoise, geochelone pardalis. | a. hebraeum nymphae were found on 4 angulate tortoises and 13 leopard tortoises in the addo elephant national park, eastern cape province. adults of this species were collected for the 1st time from a leopard tortoise in the mkuze game reserve, natal. the significance of this finding, in relation to the normal host preferences of this tick, is briefly discussed. | 1984 | 6533508 |
| hosts, seasonality and geographic distribution of the south african tortoise tick, amblyomma marmoreum. | the tortoise tick amblyomma marmoreum was collected from large numbers of reptiles and other animals during the course of numerous surveys conducted in south africa. a total of 1229 ticks, of which 550 were adults, were recovered from 309 reptiles belonging to 13 species, with leopard tortoises, geochelone pardalis being the most heavily infested. the 269 birds sampled harboured 4901 larvae, 217 nymphs and no adult ticks, and the prevalence of infestation was greatest on helmeted guineafowls, nu ... | 2006 | 16715875 |