Mwangi E N, Newson R M, Kaaya G P
International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Exp Appl Acarol. 1991 Oct;12(3-4):153-62. doi: 10.1007/BF01193463.
In experiments done over a period of 1 1/2 years using engorged female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tethered in a grass plot, 42% predation was observed in long grass (40-60 cm), and 36% in short grass (6-10 cm). Deaths due to environmental factors were 4.8% and 6.8% in long and short grass, respectively. Six groups of animals were confirmed to be predators of the ticks, namely: ants, spiders, rodents, birds, lizards and shrews. The implications of these results in making tick population models, and the possibility of using predators in integrated tick-control packages are discussed.
在一项持续1年半的实验中，将饱血的雌性微小牛蜱拴在草地里，在长草（40 - 60厘米）中观察到42%的捕食率，在短草（6 - 10厘米）中为36%。长草和短草中因环境因素导致的死亡率分别为4.8%和6.8%。已确认有六类动物是蜱的捕食者，即：蚂蚁、蜘蛛、啮齿动物、鸟类、蜥蜴和鼩鼱。本文讨论了这些结果对蜱虫种群模型构建的意义，以及在综合蜱虫控制方案中利用捕食者的可能性。
