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|<big>'''What is the most important tick species in the UK, how many hosts does it feed upon and what disease can it spread?'''
|<big>'''What is the most important tick species in the UK, how many hosts does it feed upon and what disease can it spread?'''
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*'''''Ixodes species''''
*'''''Ixodes species'''''
*'''''3 host tick'''''
*'''''3 host tick'''''
*'''''Transmits Lyme Disease'''''
*'''''Transmits Lyme Disease'''''
|<big>'''What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for?'''
|<big>'''What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for?'''
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*'''''Ixodes species''''
*'''''Warmer climates''''
*'''''3 host tick'''''
*'''''Theileria parva for East Coast Fever'''''
*'''''Transmits Lyme Disease'''''
*'''''Babesia bigemina'''''
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important UK Hard Ticks|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
*'''''Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis'''''
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important Overseas Hard Ticks|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Name some important soft ticks'''
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*'''''Argas species''''
*'''''Ornithodorus species'''''
*'''''Otobius species'''''
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important Overseas Soft Ticks|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are the main methods of tick control?'''
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*'''''Killing ticks on the ground''''
*'''''Separate the host from infection'''''
*'''''Killing ticks on the host'''''
*'''''Enhancing stock resistance'''''
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Control|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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==<font color="purple">Mites</font>==
==<font color="purple">Mites</font>==