Fourie L J, Horak I G
Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1991 Sep;62(3):104-6.
Adult ixodid ticks were collected at 2-weekly intervals for a period of 23 consecutive months from 15 to 20 Angora goats on a farm in the south western Orange Free State. A total of 6 ixodid tick species were recovered. Rhipicephalus punctatus was the most abundant and prevalent tick. It was present from spring to late summer. Ixodes rubicundus was the next most abundant tick and was present mainly from March or April to July with peak numbers present in April or May. The onset of this tick's activity appeared to be stimulated by low atmospheric temperatures.
在奥兰治自由邦西南部一个农场，每隔两周从15至20只安哥拉山羊身上采集成年硬蜱，持续23个月。共发现6种硬蜱。微小扇头蜱是数量最多、分布最广的蜱。从春季到夏末都有出现。血红扇头蜱是数量第二多的蜱，主要在3月或4月至7月出现，4月或5月数量达到峰值。这种蜱的活动开始似乎受低温刺激。
