Influence of temperature and relative humidity on the moulting success of Amblyomma limbatum and Aponomma hydrosauri (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae and nymphs

• Published in: International journal for parasitology Vol. 30; no. 9; pp. 973 - 979
• Main Authors: Chilton, Neil B, Andrews, Ross H, Bull, C.Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2000; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Amblyomma limbatum; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Aponomma hydrosauri; Autoecology; Biological and medical sciences; Body Weight; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humidity; Ixodid ticks; Ixodidae; Larva - physiology; Larvae; Male; Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control; Molting - physiology; Moulting; Nymph - physiology; Nymphs; Pre-moult period; Protozoa. Invertebrata; Random Allocation; Relative humidity; South Australia; Temperature; Ticks - growth & development; Ticks - physiology; Time Factors; Vectors. Intermediate hosts; South Australia; Relative humidity; Larvae; Pre-moult period; Temperature; Amblyomma limbatum; Moulting; Aponomma hydrosauri; Ixodid ticks; Nymphs; Parasitiformes; Laboratory study; Life history; Interspecific comparison; Body weight; Environmental factor; Duration; Molt; Arachnida; Acari; Larva; Ixodida; Arthropoda; Development; Nymph; Invertebrata; Vector; Ixodidae

This study compared the duration of the moulting periods of engorged larvae and nymphs of the ixodid ticks, Amblyomma limbatum and Aponomma hydrosauri, at different temperature/relative humidity regimes, and examined the relationships between the engorged weight of ticks and their weights after moul...