Fourie L J, Horak I G, Marais L
Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1988 Dec;59(4):191-4.
With the exception of October, when no collections were made, adult ticks were collected at weekly intervals from February 1986 to January 1987 from 20 randomly selected sheep out of a flock of 60. Ixodes rubicundus was the most abundant tick and was present from April to September with a peak during May. Hyalomma marginatum rufipes was the next most numerous tick. It was recovered throughout the year with peak burdens being recorded from November to April. Small numbers of a Rhipicephalus sp. (near R. pravus) were also collected. These exhibited a major peak during February and a minor peak during August. A dipping programme to prevent the paralysis caused by I. rubicundus and the Rhipicephalus sp. (near R. pravus) is suggested.
除了10月未进行采集外，从1986年2月至1987年1月，每周从60只羊的羊群中随机选取20只羊采集成年蜱。红硬蜱是数量最多的蜱，4月至9月出现，5月达到高峰。边缘璃眼蜱是其次数量较多的蜱。全年都能采集到，11月至4月记录到最高感染量。还采集到少量的一种扇头蜱属蜱（接近普氏扇头蜱）。这些蜱在2月出现一个主要高峰，8月出现一个次要高峰。建议实施药浴计划以预防由红硬蜱和扇头蜱属蜱（接近普氏扇头蜱）引起的麻痹。
