Title: | Collection of free-living nymphs and adults of Amblyomma hebraeum (Acari: Ixodidae) with pheromone/carbon dioxide traps at 5 different ecological sites in heartwater endemic regions of South Africa |
Author(s): | Bryson NR; Horak IG; Venter EH; Yunker CE; |
Address: | "Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa. nbryson@op.up.ac.za" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0168-8162 (Print) 0168-8162 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The capture of free-living adults and nymphs of Amblyomma hebraeum, the main vector of heartwater in domestic and wild ruminants in South Africa, by means of attraction-aggregation-attachment-pheromone/carbon dioxide traps at five endemic localities in South Africa is described. Although the traps were used successfully at each of the localities, no determination of their efficiency in relation to the actual abundance of ticks at a particular site was made. This study confirmed that the traps could be used in a variety of ecological areas to locate populations of free-living adult A. hebraeum" |
Keywords: | Animals Carbon Dioxide Ecosystem Endemic Diseases Heartwater Disease/epidemiology Nymph Pheromones South Africa/epidemiology *Tick Control/methods *Ticks; |
Notes: | "MedlineBryson, N R Horak, I G Venter, E H Yunker, C E eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Netherlands 2001/05/17 Exp Appl Acarol. 2000; 24(12):971-82. doi: 10.1023/a:1010639113793" |