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===''Boophilus annulatus''===
===''Boophilus annulatus''===
Also known as: '''''Blue cattle tick — Texas cattle fever tick
The entire life cycle of this tick is spent on a single host and can be completed in just 6 weeks. It is an important species as it is a vector for ''Babesia bigemina'' and ''Babesia bovis'' that are responsible for texas cattle fever. As well as its ability to transmit ''Anaplasma marginale'' like many other tropical hard ticks.
The entire life cycle of this tick is spent on a single host and can be completed in just 6 weeks. It is an important species as it is a vector for ''Babesia bigemina'' and ''Babesia bovis'' that are responsible for texas cattle fever. As well as its ability to transmit ''Anaplasma marginale'' like many other tropical hard ticks.