Castellà J, Estrada-Peña A, Almería S, Ferrer D, Gutiérrez J, Ortuño A
Department of Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, Bellaterra, 06019, Barcelona, Spain
Exp Appl Acarol. 2001;25(10-11):899-908. doi: 10.1023/a:1020482017140.
A survey of ticks affecting dairy cattle under extensive management on Menorca island (off the Spanish Mediterranean coast) was performed through 1999-2000 on seven farms. The species collected were Rhipicephalus bursa, R. turanicus, Hyalomma m. marginatum, H. lusitanicum and Boophilus annulatus. The most abundant species were R. bursa and H. m. marginatum, with peaks of 10.7 (in summer) and 7.5 (in spring) ticks/cow, respectively. R. turanicus was scarcely encountered, while B. annulatus and H. lusitanicum were abundant only in a few localities. The mild climate and adequate vegetation on the island provide satisfactory habitat for extended periods of tick activity, as compared with other regions where these ticks have been collected. The competence of the ticks as vectors for pathogens and the difficulty of using acaricide treatments in the region are discussed.
1999年至2000年期间，在梅诺卡岛（位于西班牙地中海沿岸外）的七个农场对粗放管理下影响奶牛的蜱虫进行了一项调查。采集到的蜱种有微小牛蜱、图兰扇头蜱、边缘璃眼蜱、卢氏璃眼蜱和环形牛蜱。数量最多的蜱种是微小牛蜱和边缘璃眼蜱，分别在夏季和春季达到每头奶牛10.7只（夏季）和7.5只（春季）的峰值。图兰扇头蜱很少见，而环形牛蜱和卢氏璃眼蜱仅在少数地区数量较多。与采集过这些蜱虫的其他地区相比，该岛温和的气候和充足的植被为蜱虫长时间活动提供了适宜的栖息地。文中还讨论了这些蜱虫作为病原体传播媒介的能力以及该地区使用杀螨剂治疗的困难。
