Kwak M L, Reed J
Invertebrate Biosystematics Laboratory, Agribio: the centre for agribioscience, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.
Freelance Veterinarian, Templestowe, VIC, Australia.
Exp Appl Acarol. 2017 Sep;73(1):109-114. doi: 10.1007/s10493-017-0169-z. Epub 2017 Aug 28.
Within Australia, koala over-abundance has become a serious problem in some areas resulting in significant damage to native forests through defoliation. An over-abundant Victorian koala population was surveyed for ticks in the autumn of 2016. During the survey 1036 ticks were collected from 158 koalas. All ticks collected were identified as Ixodes tasmani. Tick prevalence, infestation intensity and on-host sex ratios were calculated for the population. An overview of the ticks and mites associated with koalas in Australia is also presented.
在澳大利亚境内,考拉数量过多在一些地区已成为严重问题,导致本土森林因落叶而遭受重大破坏。2016年秋季,对维多利亚州数量过多的考拉种群进行了蜱虫调查。调查期间,从158只考拉身上采集到1036只蜱虫。所有采集到的蜱虫均被鉴定为塔斯马尼亚硬蜱。计算了该种群的蜱虫感染率、感染强度和宿主上的性别比例。还概述了澳大利亚与考拉相关的蜱虫和螨类。