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=Argas spp.=
{{Taxobox
|name = Argas spp.
|kingdom =
|phylum =
|class = [[:Category:Arachnida|Archnida]]
|sub-class =
|order = Parasitiformes
|super-family =
|family = Argasidae
|sub-family =
|genus =
|species =
}}
==Scientific Classification==
==''Argas persicus''==
=''Argas persicus''=
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==Hosts==
==Hosts==
Chicken, turkeys and wilk birds.
Chicken, turkeys and wild birds.
==Identification==
==Identification==
==Life Cycle==
==Life Cycle==
''A. persicus'' breeds in cracks in poultry sheds. It is active at night, feeding on the stock. The female is capable of producing large numbers of eggs. These eggs quickly hatch and the larvae attach to a host, where they feed. They draw several large blood meals, and then leave the host, returning to cracks in the poultry sheds.
''A. persicus'' breeds in cracks in poultry sheds. It is active at night, feeding on the stock. The female is capable of producing large numbers of eggs. These eggs quickly hatch and the larvae attach to a host, where they feed. They draw several large blood meals, and then leave the host, returning to cracks in the poultry sheds.
The larvae then undergo three further transformations through the nymphal stages, before becoming an adult.
The larvae then undergo three further transformations through the nymphal stages, before becoming an adult.
The complete life cyle should be done in around a month. However, under sub-optimal conditions it may be longer.
The complete life cycle should be done in around a month. However, under sub-optimal conditions it may be longer.
=''Argas reflexus''=
=''Argas reflexus''=
==Life Cycle==
==Life Cycle==
Similar to ''A. persicus'' with three nymphal stages.
Similar to ''A. persicus'' with three nymphal stages.
[[Category:Ticks|E]]
[[Category:Ticks|E]]
[[Category:Soft Ticks - Overseas]]
[[Category:Soft Ticks - Overseas]]
[[Category:Poultry Parasites]][[Category:Avian Parasites]]