Seasonal variation of oribatid mite (Acarina) populations and their relationship to sheep cestodiasis in Argentina

Samples of soil were collected monthly from two ranches in the zone of Puan, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The monthly distribution of males, females without eggs and females with eggs for the dominant species of oribatid mites were studied. The dominant species were Zygoribatula lata in Ranc...

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Published inVeterinary parasitology Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 157 - 161
Main Authors Denegri, Guillermo María, de Alzuet, Alcira B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.1992
Subjects
Animals
Arachnid Vectors - growth & development
Arachnid Vectors - parasitology
Argentina
Cestoda - physiology
Cestode Infections - transmission
Cestode Infections - veterinary
Female
Male
Mites - growth & development
Mites - parasitology
Monieziasis - transmission
Seasons
Sheep
Sheep Diseases - transmission
Soil
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Summary:Samples of soil were collected monthly from two ranches in the zone of Puan, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The monthly distribution of males, females without eggs and females with eggs for the dominant species of oribatid mites were studied. The dominant species were Zygoribatula lata in Ranch A, and Zygoribatula elongata in Ranch B. Both species are hosts of Moniezia expansa Rudolphi, 1810 and Helictometra giardi Baer, 1927. Based on the data presented, the factors associated with transmission of these cestodes, including the role played by oribatid mites, are discussed.
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ISSN:0304-4017
1873-2550
DOI:10.1016/0304-4017(92)90111-L