Torina Alessandra, Khoury Cristina, Caracappa Santo, Maroli Michele
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Palermo, Italy.
Exp Appl Acarol. 2006;38(1):75-86. doi: 10.1007/s10493-005-5629-1.
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%).
本文报告了对意大利西西里岛西部农场牲畜身上蜱虫进行的为期两年的调查结果。同时也对生活在同一地区的几只狗进行了蜱虫检查。此外，还通过二氧化碳诱捕器和拖旗法从一个养牛场捕获了自由生活的蜱虫。共收集到6208个标本，分属于9个物种：血红扇头蜱（32.4%）、图兰扇头蜱（22.7%）、棕褐色扇头蜱（19.3%）、卢氏璃眼蜱（12.0%）、长角血蜱（7.8%）、边缘璃眼蜱（3.5%）、边缘革蜱（1.4%）、蓖麻硬蜱（0.8%）和六边形硬蜱（0.1%）。扇头蜱属的物种存在于所有监测的宿主和栖息地中，血红扇头蜱在牛（46.3%）和羊（62.0%）身上数量众多，棕褐色扇头蜱在狗身上较为普遍（50.4%），图兰扇头蜱在驴身上（41.0%）以及作为自由生活物种时（48.5%）数量较多。
