Evaluation of a semi-automated in vitro feeding system for Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus adults
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5648-y
Abstract: The long feeding duration of ixodid ticks and need for regular blood changes turns the artificial feeding of ticks into a tedious process. To reduce the number of blood changes, a semi-automated system (SAS) for… read more here.
Keywords: system; reticulatus; dermacentor reticulatus; vitro feeding ... See more keywords
In vitro feeding of Hyalomma lusitanicum ticks on artificial membranes
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DOI: 10.1007/s10493-017-0167-1
Abstract: In vitro feeding of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) is an important means to study the biology of ticks and their vectorial capacity. Here, we have adapted the tick Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch to previously published silicone-based membranes… read more here.
Keywords: oviposition; hyalomma lusitanicum; hyalomma; membranes vitro ... See more keywords