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====''Ixodes'' spp.====
−*''Ixodes ricinus''
−**3 host tick
−**Life cycle takes an average of 3 years to complete (range of 2-7 years)
−**Only feed for a few days each year at each life cycle stage
−**Most of their time is spent on the ground
−**Adult female lays several thousand eggs on the ground in matted vegetation
−***E.g. Rough pasture, hedgerows etc.
−*''Ixodes canisuga''
−**Host specific dog tick
−**Problem in kennels
−*''Ixodes hexagonus''
−**Hedgehogs, dogs, cats, ferrets and wealels
−**Common in small animal practice
[[Image:Ticks mating.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Ixodes ricinus'' mating - Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Ticks mating.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Ixodes ricinus'' mating - Wikimedia Commons]]
===Important Hard Ticks===
===Important Hard Ticks===
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+====''Ixodes'' spp.====
+*''Ixodes ricinus''
+**3 host tick
+**Life cycle takes an average of 3 years to complete (range of 2-7 years)
+**Only feed for a few days each year at each life cycle stage
+**Most of their time is spent on the ground
+**Adult female lays several thousand eggs on the ground in matted vegetation
+***E.g. Rough pasture, hedgerows etc.
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+*''Ixodes canisuga''
+**Host specific dog tick
+**Problem in kennels
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+*''Ixodes hexagonus''
+**Hedgehogs, dogs, cats, ferrets and wealels
+**Common in small animal practice
*''Haemaphysalis'' sp.
*''Haemaphysalis'' sp.
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**Involved in the spread of ''Theileria'' and ''Babesia'' spp.
**Involved in the spread of ''Theileria'' and ''Babesia'' spp.
**E.g. ''H. aegyptium'' is a parasite of tortoises in North Africa which has been spread around the world by the pet trade
**E.g. ''H. aegyptium'' is a parasite of tortoises in North Africa which has been spread around the world by the pet trade
−===Important Soft Ticks===
===Important Soft Ticks===