Assessment of camel tick species and their seasonal population dynamics in Eastern Ethiopia
2000
Zeleke Mekuriaw | Bekele Tafesse
An experiment was conducted to identify tick species of camels (Camelus dromedaries) and their seasonal population dynamics in Eastern Ethiopia. Collection and identification of ticks were undertaken from December 1997 to August 1998. Collection was done five times in a year (December, February, April, June and August). All visible adult ticks were collected from on side of the body surface of camels. The most abundant tick species of camels in the project area were found to be Rhipicephalus pulchellus (87.36%), Amblyomma gemma (4.10%), Hyalomma dromedarii (3.87%) and Amblyomma veriegatum (3.21%). Average tick load per camel was relatively higher during rainy months than during dry months. Minimum number of ticks per camel (27.81 ± 0.54) was observed during the dry months (December) whereas the highest (105.34 ± 0.55) was recorded in rainy month (August). Tick control plant should take into account the identified tick species and their season of abundance for better achievement of the control strategy.
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