Experimental and Applied Acarology (2004) 33, 153-156

Daniel Gonzalez Acuña, Jose Venzal, Oscar Skewes, Luis Rubilar Contreras, Arwid Daugschies and Alberto A. Guglielmone (2004)
First record of immature stages of Amblyomma tigrinum (Acari: Ixodidae) on wild birds in Chile
Experimental and Applied Acarology 33 (1), 153-156
Abstract: For the first time, larvae and nymphs of Amblyomma tigrinum ticks were found on three species of wild birds (Zenaida auriculata, Callipepla californica and Nothoprocta perdicaria) in Chile. A significant higher number of A. tigrinum was found on fledglings of Z. auriculata and N. perdicaria than on adults of these species of birds. A significant higher number was also observed on N. perdicaria living in non-irrigated areas as compared with irrigated areas. Infestation levels were 6.5, 6.3 and 10.2 ticks for Z. auriculata, C. californica and N. perdicaria, respectively. Our results suggest that birds are important in the maintenance of the life cycle of A. tigrinum ticks in the area.
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Database assignments for author(s): Daniel Gonzalez-Acuna, Alberto Alejandro Guglielmone

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Amblyomma tigrinum		Chile (continental)