Tuesday, December 11, 2001 -
D0446
Survey of Boophilus tick infestations in the cattle fever tick eradication zone of Zapata County, Texas
Diane M. Kammlah1, J. Mathews Pound1, John E. George1, Ronald B. Davey2, and Edwin J. Bowers3. (1) Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, USDA/ARS, 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, TX, (2) Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory, USDA ARS, P. O. Box 970, Mission, TX, (3) Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program, USDA-APHIS-VS, 700 Zaragosa Street, Bldg. 5, Laredo, TX
Species 1: Acari Ixodidae Boophilus microplus (southern cattle tick)
Species 2: Acari Ixodidae Boophilus annulatus (cattle tick)
Keywords: fever ticks, babesiosis
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